JSA2017-22: Rabbi David Levin, Jewish Relationships Initiative

Published: Oct. 25, 2017, 6:47 p.m.

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Rabbi David Levin visits this episode of the Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast to discuss his new Jewish Relationships Initiative.\\xa0The Jewish Relationships Initiative is a nonprofit organization formed to provide outreach focusing on the unaffiliated Jewish population of Greater Philadelphia. \\xa0JRI seeks to create relationships through meaningful connection to Jewish wisdom, ritual and community. \\xa0We do this through lifecycle events, study and learning, conversation and connection to others.

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About Rabbi Levin

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David Levin is a Reform rabbi ordained from the Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion (NY).\\xa0 David serves the community of Greater Philadelphia. He also devotes his time to special projects including Jewish Sacred Aging, teaching and free speech issues on the college campus. David worked with the Union for Reform Judaism in the Congregational Network as a Rabbinical Director serving the East Coast congregations. \\xa0He also had the honor of working at Main Line Reform Temple in Wynnewood, PA. David Levin is a Fellow with Rabbis Without Borders, an interdenominational rabbinic group affiliated with CLAL.

David Levin proudly claims to be one of Rabbi Louis Frishman\\u2019s (z\\u201dl) \\u201cTemple Kids\\u201d, from Temple Beth El in Spring Valley, NY.\\xa0 David attended the University of Chicago earning an AB in Economics. He went on to the New York University Graduate School of Business where he earned an MBA in Finance.\\xa0 Before becoming a rabbi, David enjoyed a career centered in banking and real estate finance, and he also worked in the family garment business.

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