Rabbi Komerofsky is an Akron native and graduate of the University of Cincinnati. He then attended rabbinical school at the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Los Angeles, and Israel, becoming ordained in 1999. He stayed at the rabbinical school’s Cincinnati campus, eventually rising to Dean of Students before leaving in 2006 to become the executive director of Hillel (an organization for Jewish college students) at the University of Texas.
Not finding Austin hot enough or liberal enough, he then moved to San Antonio, serving both a congregation as its rabbi and with Hillel International. Together with his wife, Ronit Sherwin (who is a regional executive with Hillel), he decided to come back to Ohio in 2020 and accept the pulpit in Canton. Rabbi Komerofsky has made interfaith work and adult education priorities of his work.
Outside of work, Komerofsky is also a master of random trivia and is a comedy club junkie. He has also served as the stunt double for Gru in the “Despicable Me” film franchise. Much to Ronit’s delight, he does not play golf or watch football, so she has his undivided attention to bother her most Sundays. They live in Jackson with their twin teenagers, and their blended family also includes adult twin college graduates.