SE3 EP08 R' Dr David Bauman on Engaging Teenagers in Important Valuative Dilemmas

Jewish Education Talks

Newly published book: What Would You Do? You Write the Book on Being a Mensch

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Rabbi Dr. David Bauman Bio

Rabbi Dr. Bauman has taught Tanakh and Talmud at Solomon Schechter Day School of Metropolitan Chicago and at Robbins Hebrew Academy in Toronto, and he is the rabbi of Lake Shore Drive Synagogue. He also teaches for the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning. He was a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps from 2011-2018, stationed in Great Lakes, IL and Okinawa, Japan, among other places. He received his rabbinic ordination from the world renowned Talmudic Scholar Rabbi Dr. David Weiss-Halivni and from Rabbi Zalman Nehemiah Goldberg z”l. He holds a Master’s degree in Jewish Studies from The Jewish Theological Seminary, a Master’s degree in Education Administration from New York University, and a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky. His undergraduate work was completed at The American University in Washington, DC with a B.A. in Sociology, Education, and Jewish Studies. Rabbi Dr. Bauman earned a Doctor of Hebrew Letters degree in Jewish Ethics at Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership in Chicago. He is the author of the recently published book on Mussar for teenangers: “What Would You Do?: You Write the Book on Being a Mensch. Prior to his work in the U.S. Navy, Rabbi Dr. Bauman served congregations in the United States and Canada. Rabbi Dr. Bauman and his wife, Elly, are blessed with two adult children who live in Israel, Matan and Ori. Rabbi Dr. Bauman is an avid motorcycle rider and can be seen traveling to and from Akiba-Schechter on his Harley-Davidson. In addition, Rabbi Dr. Bauman has training in martial arts, having studied in the U.S., Okinawa, Japan, and South Korea. He was born in Reading, PA, two blocks west of the Monopoly Board railroad station and raised between Reading, PA and New Rochelle, NY.