Rabbi Alan D. Fuchs
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4 Bacchus Circle
Hanover, NH 03755
603-643-9159
RABADF@aol.com
BACKGROUND SUMMARY:
Served as a chaplain in the United States Army (Ft. Knox, KY and Verdun, France) for two years (1963-65) and as a congregational rabbi for thirty-three years (1963-98) including senior rabbi of two major congregations. Highly effective in areas of preaching, counseling, teaching, community outreach, and creating a vision for the future development of the congregations. Strengths include staff development, interfaith community initiatives, board interaction, and inter-personal relationships.
Served as National Chair of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s 125th anniversary celebration. Responsible for coordination of all congregational and campus-related programs.
EDUCATION:
1980-81-course work completed, PhD
Department of Counseling Education, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
1963-Ordination, MAHL
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, OH
1958-BA, major courses of study: philosophy and classics
Trinity College, Hartford, CT
HONORS:
Doctor of Divinity, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1988
Lifetime Achievement Award, Jewish Chautauqua Society, 1996
B’nai B’rith Outstanding Leadership Award, Philadelphia, PA, 1995
Community Service Award, NCCJ, Cincinnati, OH, 1988
Proclamation by City Council, Philadelphia, PA, 1998
Benediction at Presidents’ Summit on Volunteerism, Philadelphia, PA, 1997
Benediction at Liberty Medal Award Ceremony, Philadelphia, PA, 1996
Certificate of Achievement, United States Army, 1964
Listed in Who’s Who in Religion,
Award of Achievement, Isaac M. Wise Temple, 1988
Perelman Lecturer, Congregation Emanu-El of New York, 1998, 2000
NATIONAL PUBLICATION:
Journal of Religion and Health, “The Rabbi and the Psychiatrist : A collaborative Approach to the Counseling of the Adolescent.”
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Served on the Boards of a number of Jewish and community organizations including:
• Planned Parenthood of Cincinnati, Philadelphia and Northern New England
• Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
• Anti-Defamation League of Philadelphia, Executive Committee
• Federation of Jewish Agencies. Executive Committee
• National Conference (NCCJ)
• World Union for Progressive Judaism
• Abrahamic Accord, Founding Board member
• Education Summit Steering Committee, Philadelphia
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Taught on the following campuses in addition to congregational and Jewish communal forums:
• Institute for Lifelong Learning at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (present)
• Roman Catholic High School, Philadelphia, PA
• Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
• Manor Junior College, Fox Chase, PA
RABBINIC POSITIONS:
In addition to the normal rabbinic duties of preaching and conducting services, teaching, counseling, officiating at life-cycle ceremonies, fundraising, long-range planning, board and staff development, oversight of temple administration and community outreach:
• established the High School Academy, Keneseth Israel, Philadelphia
• established the Community Reform Jewish High School, Cincinnati
• developed the Yom Kippur food drive which has been replicated nationally
• developed the Friends of Plum Street Temple, Cincinnati
• created the vision for the building renovation campaign, Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphia, PA
2001 to 2002
Rabbi (interim position)
Temple Beth El
Chappaqua, NY
1998 to present, rabbi emeritus
Congregation Rodeph Shalom 1968-1977, associate rabbi and rabbi
1988 -1998, senior rabbi Reform Cong. Keneseth Israel
Congregation Rodeph Shalom Elkins Park, PA
615 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
1965-1968, rabbi
1981-1988, senior rabbi Temple Beth El
Isaac M. Wise Temple Somerville, NJ
Cincinnati, OH
1977-1981, rabbi 1963-1965, chaplain
Temple Sinai United States Army
Pittsburgh, PA Ft. Knox, KY and Verdun, France
