Rabbi Jay received his Rabbinic Ordination and Master of Rabbinic Studies degree from the Academy for Jewish Religion, California, in Los Angeles. He also holds a Master of Arts in Religious Education degree from the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in New York. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Jewish Studies at UCLA.

Rabbi Jay currently serves as treasurer on the Va’ad (Executive Board) of the Rocky Mountain Rabbis & Cantors (RMRC), and as vice president of Bakhita Mountain Home, a rehabilitation home for women who are survivors of human trafficking. He is the past Chair of both the Colorado Springs Human Relations Commission and the Pikes Peak Early College Family Engagement Council. Rabbi Jay is a member of the Academy for Jewish Religion California Clergy and Alumni Association (AJRCAA), and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). He is also a Life Member of the National Eagle Scout Association.

Before entering the rabbinate, Rabbi Jay enjoyed at twenty-plus year career in Jewish education, camping and music. He served in educational leadership positions at Temple Beth Hillel in North Hollywood, California; Temple Beth Israel in Pomona, California; and Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services in Los Angeles, California. He has worked at numerous Jewish camps and travel programs throughout the United States and Israel, including 14 summer programs and more than 300 Jewish camp retreat weekends. Rabbi Jay spent a year doing community service in Israel as part of the Otzma Jewish Service Corp; and he was selected to participate in the American Jewish World Service’s Rabbinic Students' Delegation to Ghana.

An accomplished multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer, music from Rabbi Jay’s CDs Sh'ma Koleinu and Wrapped Up In The Fringes has been heard from the stages of CAJE (Coalition for the Advancement in Jewish Education) to SiriusXM’s Radio Hanukkah. Rabbi Jay once worked on Main Street at Disneyland and claims to be the only rabbi in history to be a 3-time television game show champion (Rock 'n Roll Jeopardy, Trivial Pursuit, and Don't Forget the Lyrics!). In his spare time, Rabbi Jay enjoys playing music, attending concerts and theatre, cooking, and traveling.

Rabbi Jay and his wife Lisa celebrate their anniversary each year on Erev Tu B'Av. They are blessed with two wonderful children.