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Rabbi Jerome P. David is senior rabbi at Temple Emanuel, a position he has held since 1987. Rabbi David joined Temple Emanuel in 1974 as assistant rabbi, and was promoted to associate rabbi in 1977.
Rabbi David is active in a wide range of community and social service organizations. He is a past president of the Tri-County Board of Rabbis, and is a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), where he serves on the Budget & Finance Committee; the Delaware Valley Area Reform Rabbis (DVARR), and the Philadelphia Board of Rabbis. He is presently chair of the Rabbis' Division of Allied Jewish Appeal, and a member of the Rabbinic Cabinet of the UJA. He serves on the Boards of the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, the American Red Cross, and the Jewish National Fund. He is an instructor for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations on "Introduction to Judaism," and is a member of the Substance Abuse Task Force of Jewish Family & Childrens' Service.
Rabbi David has previously served on the CCAR executive board (1987-1989); was co-chair of Operation Exodus (1980), president of DVARR (1987-1989); a member of the New Jersey State Commission on Holocaust Education (1991-1997), the Cherry Hill Township Ethics Committee and Alliance to Fight Alcohol Abuse. He also served on the executive board of the Jewish Community Center, which named him Volunteer of the Year in 1987. He has also served as chaplain at Cooper Medical Center, Camden, NJ.
Rabbi David holds an M.A.H.C degree from Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati. He and his wife, Peggy, have three sons, Benjamin, Jonathan, and Adam. Peggy David, MSW, LCSW, is a social worker and family counselor in private practice. |
