Rabbi David Eli Stern (born August 1961) is the senior

rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...

Temple Emanu-El of Dallas Temple Emanu-El of Dallas, Texas (founded in 1875) was the first Reform Jewish congregation in North Texas, and is the largest synagogue in the South. History Temple Emanu-El of Dallas was founded in 1873 and chartered in 1875. Originally calle ...

, the largest synagogue in the South/

Southwest The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

and the third-largest in the

Union for Reform Judaism The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), known as the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) until 2003, founded in 1873 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, is the congregational arm of Reform Judaism in North America. The other two arms establishe ...

.
Book Review of ''A Light in the Prairie'' He was selected as the 26th most influential rabbi in America by

Newsweek magazine ''Newsweek'' is an American weekly online news magazine co-owned 50 percent each by Dev Pragad, its president and CEO, and Johnathan Davis, who has no operational role at ''Newsweek''. Founded as a weekly print magazine in 1933, it was widel ...

in 2008
''Newsweek'' Top 50 Influential Rabbis in America, April 11, 2008 and the 30th most influential in 2009.
''Newsweek'' Top 50 influential Rabbis in America, April 4, 2009 Rabbi Stern graduated with high honors from

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College (; ) is a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded to educate Native ...

, earned his

M. A. A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

Jewish education Jewish education ( he, חינוך, ''Chinuch'') is the transmission of the tenets, principles, and religious laws of Judaism. Known as the "people of the book", Jews value education, and the value of education is strongly embedded in Jewish cu ...

from the Rhea Hirsch School of Education at HUC-JIR

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

in 1988, and was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform ...

from HUC in 1989. Rabbi Stern was the 2017-2019 President of CCAR, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, and is known for his efforts on

social justice Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, Equal opportunity, opportunities, and Social privilege, privileges within a society. In Western Civilization, Western and Culture of Asia, Asian cultures, the concept of social ...

. He is the vice-chair of the

's Joint Commission on Social Action and Chair of the Commission's Task Force on Economic Justice. HUC-JIR Article on Rabbi Stern He has been a fierce advocate in leading Temple Emanu-El and the Jewish community on issues such as Darfur
Stern column on Darfur including the creation of the Dolls for Darfur program and visiting Sudanese Refugees in Chad. On the Edge of Life
Velveteen Rabbi's Blog He is also the past chair of both the Dallas Faith Communities Coalition, the Children's Advisory Board of the Dallas Children's Advocacy Center,
Dallas Children's Advocacy Center Advisory Board and the Rabbinic Association of Greater Dallas. Rabbi Stern serves on the boards of both CHAI (Community Homes for Adults, Inc.)
CHAI Board and the Dallas Jewish Coalition for the Homeless.
Temple Emanu-El Biography He is also associated with the National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East,
National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East website contains the Appeal listing Rabbi Stern. and was a signatory on the group's February 28, 2006 ''National Interreligious Leadership Delegation for Peace in the Middle East Appeal to the President '' /nowiki>George_W._Bush.html" ;"title="George_W._Bush.html" ;"title="/nowiki>George W. Bush">/nowiki>George W. Bush">George_W._Bush.html" ;"title="/nowiki>George W. Bush">/nowiki>George W. Bush/nowiki>'' to Make Israeli-Palestinian Peace a Priority of U.S. Policy''.
''National Interreligious Leadership Delegation for Peace in the Middle East Appeal to the President ''[George W. Bush]'' to Make Israeli-Palestinian Peace a Priority of U.S. Policy''. Rabbi Stern is also widely regarded for his sermons and adult education. He led at $17.5 million Endowment Campaign in 2002-2003.
URJ Inside Leadership article Temple Emanu-El established the ''Rabbi David E. Stern Endowed Scholarship'' in April 2007 in honor of his 18th year as a rabbi and 18th year at Temple Emanu-El. (The number 18 holds significant value in Judaism). Rabbi Stern is on the

editorial board The editorial board is a group of experts, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial policy will take. Mass media At a newspaper, the editorial board usually consists of the editorial page editor, ...

for the ''CCAR Journal'', the journal for the

Central Conference of American Rabbis The Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), founded in 1889 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, is the principal organization of Reform rabbis in the United States and Canada. The CCAR is the largest and oldest rabbinical organization in the world. I ...

,
CCAR Journal masthead and also chairs the Governance Task Force of the CCAR. He is on the prestigious Eric Yoffie, HUC-JIR's President's Rabbinic Council. In March 2017, Rabbi Stern was installed as President of CCAR, the third generation of his family to hold that office. Rabbi Stern is the son of Rabbi Jack Stern, the longtime former rabbi of Westchester Reform Temple
Rabbi Jack Stern Bio at Westchester Reform Temple and the poet Priscilla Rudin Stern (who is the daughter of Rabbi Jacob Philip Rudin, the longtime Rabbi at Temple Beth-El (Great Neck, New York), Temple Beth-El in Great Neck, New York
Temple Beth El website biography). He is married to Rabbi Nancy Kasten and has three children.

Notes

References

Biography of Rabbi David SternTemple Emanu-El, Dallas, Texas website
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071113113211/http://media.www.smudailycampus.com/media/storage/paper949/news/2007/10/10/News/Dallas.Darfur.Program.Kicks.Off.At.Smu-3023446.shtml Dallas Dafur Program Kicks Off]
Dollars for DafurShavuot/Yizkor 5763

Zakhor: Memory as Imperative by David E. SternNILI: National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the Middle East''National Interreligious Leadership Delegation for Peace in the Middle East Appeal to the President ''[George W. Bush
/nowiki>'' to Make Israeli-Palestinian Peace a Priority of U.S. Policy''.] {{DEFAULTSORT:Stern, David E. Jews and Judaism in Dallas American Reform rabbis Living people 1961 births Rabbis from Texas 21st-century American rabbis

See also

Notes

References