Our Rabbis
Rabbi David J. Meyer

Temple Emanu-ElRabbi Meyer came to Boston's North Shore in the fall of 1992, where he assumed the pulpit of Marblehead's Temple Emanu-El. Ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1986, Rabbi Meyer served for six years as the Associate Rabbi of the historic Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, California. He received his Masters of Theology Degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1996. Rabbi Meyer's sermons and articles have appeared regularly in magazines and rabbinic journals, and his pioneering work in the area of synagogue outreach to the Jewish single and young adult population earned national recognition. He is the author of the acclaimed textbook on Jewish ethics, The Rabbinic Driving Manual - A Jewish Guide to Driver's Education. In addition to his pulpit and pastoral duties, Rabbi Meyer is active in a wide variety of community activities and organizations on Boston's North Shore. He is the immediate Past-President of the North Shore Rabbinical Association, and currently is the Convenor of the Marblehead Ministerial Association. He is a member of the national U.J.A. Rabbinic Cabinet, and is a recipient of the Community Rabbinic Leadership Award.

Rabbi Meyer's Writings


Rabbi Meyer's Sermons
Rabbi Debra Kassoff

Temple Emanu-ElRabbi Debra Kassoff joined Temple Emanu-El as Assistant Rabbi and Director of the Religious School in June 2006. Since then, she has worked in partnership with teachers, parents, and students of all ages to create a Religious School community that shares a passion for Judaism and life-long learning. Previously, Rabbi Kassoff served for three years as Director of Rabbinic Services at the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, a position she created. During that time Rabbi Kassoff served Jewish communities throughout the Deep South. She has taught and represented Judaism in a variety of interfaith settings and in the media, and her work has been profiled in the New York Times, Moment, and on American Public Radio. Originally from Columbia, Maryland, Rabbi Kassoff received a B.A. from Williams College and an M.A. in English Literature from Indiana University. She received ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati in 2003. Rabbi Kassoff finds inspiration in her work for social, environmental, and economic justice and interfaith cooperation. Rabbi Kassoff lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts with her husband Alec and daughters Sylvia and Mariel.

Rabbi Kassoff's Writings

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