Born and raised on the small island of Manhattan, Rabbi Brian grew-up exceedingly rational and thought he was going to be a math-major in college and architect later. Asking the question "why" too many times led him to rabbinical school where he fought for answers and struggled with those he got. In 2000, he left mainstream, organized, and denominational religion to pursue Religion-Outside-The-Box.

Rabbi Brian specializes in the issues of those not comfortable with 'one-size-fits-all' religion, those a bit anti-organized religion, and those who identify themselves as 'spiritual but not religious.'

He is the founder and chief rabbi of Religion-Outside-The-Box.

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