Rabbi Jonathan Infeld was born in Pittsburgh, PA. He graduated from Brandeis University with a BA in Near Eastern Judaic Studies in 1995. After graduating and before beginning rabbinical school, Rabbi Infeld spent a year studying in Jerusalem at Pardes Institute. Rabbi Infeld was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York in 2002. His first position was as the assistant rabbi of the Marlboro Jewish Centre in New Jersey. In 2006 Rabbi Infeld moved to Vancouver with his family to become rabbi of Congregation Beth Israel. Rabbi Infeld is married to Lissa Weinberger. They have three children Avishai, Yair and Naomi.
Rabbi Infeld also serves as one of the three co-chairs of the national Canadian Rabbinic Caucus. He is the chair of Rabbinic Association of Vancouver. He is the president of the Rabbinic Assembly Pacific North West Region. Rabbi Infeld is the rabbinic representative to the boards of the Vancouver Jewish Family Service Agency and Tikva Housing Society.