David Wolpe — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Max Webb Rabbi Emeritus of Sinai Temple, where he served as Senior Rabbi for 26 years until June 2023.
Taught at Harvard Divinity School, UCLA, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, American Jewish University, and Hunter College.
Serves as the Inaugural rabbinic fellow for the ADL and a Senior Advisor for the Maimonides Fund.
Author of 'Why Faith Matters' and wrote a regular weekly column for Time and the New York Jewish Week for almost 30 years.
Engaged in public debates with figures such as Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Steven Pinker, and Richard Dawkins.
Led numerous missions to Israel and the largest American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) delegation from one synagogue (230-300 delegates) multiple times.
Named the most influential Rabbi in America by Newsweek in 2012.

Biography

David J. Wolpe is an American rabbi and scholar, currently holding the position of Max Webb Rabbi Emeritus of Sinai Temple. Ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York in 1987, he is a prominent leader in Conservative Judaism. Wolpe has held visiting scholar positions at Harvard Divinity School and has taught at various academic institutions, including UCLA, the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the American Jewish University, and Hunter College.