Beth Emeth Congregation Welcomes Rabbi David Rosenberg

Rabbi Rosenberg comes to us from Portland, Oregon where he has served for six years as senior rabbi of Congregation  Shaarie Torah, a traditional synagogue. Prior to that he was the Rabbi of Temple Isaiah in Newport Beach California for five years. He was born in Kfar  Saba Israel and came to the United States with his family as a young boy.   His father and both of his grandfathers  were rabbis. The Rabbi began his rabbinic training  at Gateshead Yeshiva in England, studying with some of their leading Jewish  scholars.   He also studied at Tels Yeshiva in Chicago and received his  degree in religious studies from the University of California at Riverside. 

Rabbi Rosenberg is fluent in Hebrew and Yiddish and has studied ancient Near Eastern languages. He maintains his own 4500 volume Judaica library. He is an accomplished teacher of both children and adults and has taught a wide variety jewish subjects including Torah and Talmud study; he has taught classes at the University of  Portland and other Oregon colleges.  Rabbi Rosenberg served as President of the  Oregon Board of Rabbis for two years and he has a proven track record as a community builder actively engaging in dialogue with the leaders of various faiths.