Rabbi David is passionate about finding ways to make each person feel at home in the Jewish world. He was raised in a Modern Orthodox home and attended Orthodox Jewish day schools. It was there that he discovered a true love for Judaism. Although he often questioned as a teenager, it was only during his time as an undergraduate at Oxford University that he was first exposed to Progressive Judaism and to some inspirational Reform Rabbis. It didn’t take him long to realise that he had found his true spiritual home and just a few years later David revisited his childhood dream of becoming a Rabbi. He applied to the Rabbinic training programme at Leo Baeck College where he had previously studied for his MA in Jewish Education. As part of his Rabbinic studies, David undertook both a BA and an MA in Hebrew and Jewish Studies. He was awarded a distinction for his Rabbinic dissertation exploring the theme of sexual violence against men in the Book of Genesis. Since then David has continued his research and has recently commenced researching for a PhD in Biblical Criticism at Glasgow University.

As an educator, he gets a buzz from helping young people to positively develop their Jewish identities. That is why David has worked with various Religion Schools and Chadarim for over 15 years and has held several positions including Director of Education & Youth for Finchley Reform Synagogue and Southern Education Fieldworker for the Union of Jewish Students. These experiences have given him a great deal of enthusiasm, plenty of material for sermons, and a serious caffeine addiction!

Rabbi David is involved in all aspects of WLS life, but his specific portfolio includes: ·

• Mentoring our new Education Team
• Coordinating our Student Programme
• Publicity and Communications
• Developing our Family Provision
• Co-leading our Young Adults Work with Rabbi Debbie

A Patron of Save the Congo, he is committed to equality activism and LGBT Interfaith Dialogue. He serves as the Education Adviser to the London AIDS Memorial Campaign, Co-Chairs the Assembly of Reform Rabbis’ Working Party on Inclusivity and Boundaries and occasionally writes for the Jewish and National Media. In his spare time he enjoys cooking, reading trashy science fiction and fantasy novels and babysitting his nieces and nephew. David has an MA (Oxon) in Geography and lives in North London with his life-partner Ian.