He is an accredited Jewish Educator, studied in an Orthodox yeshiva in Europe, and is ordained by the UMJC board of rabbis. He holds a degree in Anthropology from Mt. Hood Community College, a degree in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations and Biblical Studies from UCLA, and is currently completing graduate degrees in Jewish Studies.

Rabbi Joshua currently serves as President of the Union of Messianic Believers (UMB), is a member of the Messianic Jewish Rabbinical Council (MJRC), and serves on several committees of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations (UMJC).

He is married to Monique, a human rights attorney.

The MJRC

"Messianic Judaism is a young and maturing movement wrestling with its identity, standards, and direction.  We need a leading body that can help guide our fledgling community into the future.  The Messianic Jewish Rabbinical Council, with some of the foremost leaders and thinkers of our Movement, is working to establish credible standards of observance.  I chose to be a member of the MJRC because it is leading the way in creating a more mature Messianic Judaism."