Reuben Joshua Poupko is a Canadian-American Orthodox rabbi.
He has served as spiritual leader of the Beth Israel Beth Aaron Congregation synagogue in Montreal since 1986,[1][2] and sits as co-chair of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs' Canadian Rabbinic Caucus.
[3] He has appeared in three films: Schmelvis: The Search for the King's Jewish Roots, a documentary on Elvis Presley's supposed Jewish roots;[4][5] Once a Nazi, on former Waffen SS soldier-turned-professor Adalbert Lallier;[6] and Untying the Bonds ... Jewish Divorce, a documentary aiming to "increase awareness of the Jewish divorce issue.
"[7] In an interview with the Montreal Gazette in March 2021, Poupko attributed the upswing of the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant in parts of Montreal to the Lubavitch and Sephardic communities,[8] prompting Federation CJA and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs to issue a joint apology.
[citation needed] He is married to makeup artist Mindy Shear of Montreal, where they reside with her son Shalev.