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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. |
