Rabbi : David Schuck

rabbi@thepjc.org

Before becoming the rabbi of the Pelham Jewish Center, Rabbi Schuck worked as the rabbi of the Conservative Minyan at the University of Pennsylvania Hillel; as a chaplain at Columbia University’s New York Presbyterian Hospital; as a teacher at the 92nd Street Y Derekh Torah program in New York City; as both a leader of United Synagogue Youth programs and a trainer of other leaders; and was a Jewish Service Corps Educator in Bombay, India through the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.

Rabbi Schuck grew up in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in political science and Middle East history from Rutgers University.  He was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2004.  Upon ordination, Rabbi Schuck was awarded the Lillian M. Lowenfeld Prize in Practical Theology and the Israel H. Levinthal Prize in Homiletics.  

Rabbi Schuck is also the co-founder of Segev, a Jewish not-for-profit educational program for college graduates. Segev Fellows spend a year of study while working in a Jewish community. Segev’s first fellow currently works at the Pelham Jewish Center, conducting study sessions and leading the PJC’s youth groups.

Rabbi Schuck is an active member of community organizations, serves on the Board of Directors of the Westchester Interreligious Clergy Network, the Board of Directors of the Pelham Guidance Council, and the Board of Directors of the Mount Vernon Soup Kitchen.

He did not begin to think seriously about the rabbinate until it was unreservedly apparent that he had no future in baseball (which was obvious to all who knew him by high school, yet not so obvious to him until later in life).  Rabbi Schuck lives in Pelham with his wife, Tali Aldouby-Schuck, and their two sons, Noam and Nadav.

To learn about Rabbi Schuck's vision, click here.