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Rabbi David Eli Stern (born August 1961) is the senior rabbi at Temple Emanu-El of Dallas, the largest synagogue in the South/Southwest United States and the third-largest in the Union for Reform Judaism.〔(Temple Emanu-El picks Rabbi Stern, 35, to lead 3rd-largest Reform synagogue in U.S. ) Dallas Morning News, August 23, 1996〕 〔() Book Review of ''A Light in the Prairie''〕 He was selected as the 26th most influential rabbi in America by Newsweek magazine 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, earned his M. A. in Jewish education from the Rhea Hirsch School of Education at HUC-JIR Los Angeles, California in 1988, and was ordained from HUC in 1989.〔(Rabbi David E. Stern Endowed Scholarship Established at HUC-JIR ) Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion〕 Rabbi Stern is known for his efforts on social justice. He is the vice-chair of the Reform Movement'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 '' 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.〔 (Every letter in Hebrew has a numeric value. The letters of the word ''chai'', "life", add up to 18, so the 18th anniversary is celebrated as the "Chai Anniversary".) Rabbi Stern is on the editorial board for the ''CCAR Journal'', the journal for the Central Conference of American Rabbis,〔() CCAR Journal masthead〕 and also chairs the Governance Task Force of the CCAR. He is on the prestigious HUC-JIR's President's Rabbinic Council.〔 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〔() ''New York Times'' paid obituary for Priscilla Rudin Stern〕 (who is the daughter of Rabbi Jacob Philip Rudin, the longtime Rabbi at Temple Beth-El in Great Neck, New York〔() Temple Beth El website biography〕). He is married to Rabbi Nancy Kasten and has three children.〔 Rabbi Stern is the basis for the rabbinical sleuth, Rabbi Rudolf Steinmetz, in Jacob M. Appel's Jewish-themed satiric mystery, ''Wedding Wipeout''.〔''Mystery Today'', New & Notable, 7 October 2013〕 ==See also== * History of the Jews in Dallas, Texas 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David E. Stern」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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