Our Rabbi - Rabbi Daniel B. Fink
Rabbi Daniel B. Fink is Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel's first full-time spiritual leader.
The rabbi has addressed many Boise public and private school classes, portions of the medical community,
several religious groups and has participated on panels discussing a wide
range of issues.
An ardent environmentalist, he is the author of two books and numerous articles on Judaism and ecology.
He is active with many community organizations, including Voices of Faith
for Human Rights, the Food Bank and the Idaho Conservation League. He presently
sits on the board of Planned Parenthood of Idaho. In keeping with his environmental
interests, the rabbi enjoys camping, canoeing and biking. He dabbles in poetry
and can also be found strumming a banjo on occasion.
Rabbi Fink comes to Boise after serving the congregations in the Shenandoah Valley and Omaha, Nebraska.
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Our Part-time Rabbi -
Rabbi Laura Rappaport
Rabbi Laura Rappaport arrived in Idaho in August of 1994 and, since
that time, has served several congregations in the Northwest on a
part-time basis. She has
taught
Introduction to Judaism classes at Albertson College of Idaho, directed
the Idaho Children's Trust Fund and has received advanced education in
hospital pastoral care at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center.
She has also volunteered her time and energy as a speaker in churches
and the general community, as president of the Children's Alliance of
Idaho, as a mentor with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and as a parent volunteer
in the public schools.
Rabbi Rappaport is currently serving Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel
on a part-time basis. She is also a half-time staff chaplain at St.
Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. She otherwise enjoys hiking, baking,
playing hammered dulcimer and, even though her ice skates are getting kind
of dusty, skating at Ice World.
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Rabbi Laura
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