Yonah Blum

Rabbi Yonah Blum has spent the past 20+ years living and working on college campuses. He possesses the unique qualities of idealism, optimism, and genuine love of his fellows – qualities needed to thrive in a college environment.

Hailing from Potomac, MD, a Washington D.C. suburb, Rabbi Blum connected with Chabad while in high school. After graduation Rabbi Blum enrolled in the Yeshiva Tiferes Bochurim in Morristown, NJ. His rabbinic studies spanned five years and included some years at Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim as well as Yeshiva 770, where he received rabbinic ordination.

A pioneer in campus outreach, Rabbi Blum enjoyed two years as a rabbinic intern in the picturesque, five college town of Amherst, MA, from 1995 to 1996. In 1997, Rabbi Blum accepted the position of full time campus Rabbi at Chabad at Columbia University. From his humble beginnings as a commuting straphanger, Rabbi Blum has grown Chabad to become a thriving communal center for learning and socializing.