Rabbi Micah Citrin is Joining the Clergy at Congregation Albert
by Norma Libman
Congregation Albert is preparing for the Installation of Rabbi Micah Citrin at a special Shabbat service on December 19th at 6:00 p.m. The Zamir choir will participate, and there will be a celebratory Oneg.
This is a happy homecoming for Rabbi Micah as he lived in Albuquerque and was part of the Congregation Albert community growing up. His father is Rabbi Paul Citrin, who was the Rabbi there from 1978 to 1996. Rabbi Micah comes to Congregation Albert from ten years at Temple Beth David in Westwood, Massachusetts.
Rabbi Micah joins Senior Rabbi Celia Surget as part of the clergy team at Albert. “I feel privileged to be serving at Congregation Albert with an outstanding professional staff, dedicated lay leadership, and all the wonderful people in this community,” he says. “I’m just happy to be back.”
Stay tuned for more about Rabbi Micah coming in the New Mexico Jewish Journal in Spring.
Here is a one-minute video of Rabbi Micah singing at the October 7th, 2025 Community Remembrance event that was organized by the JCRC-NM and held at B'nai Israel, Albuquerque, with the lyrics as provided in the program. Click on the image to watch:
Rabbi Micah Citrin of Congregation Albert. Rabbi Micah sings Porchim L'Shuvan at Community Remembrance event on October 7th 2025 at B'nai Israel, Albuquerque, NM. video © by Diane Joy Schmidt/nmjewishjournal.com
Follow along with the written lyrics to Porchim L'Shuvan, with translation and transliteration, as provided in the program that evening:
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