Rabbi David Fine

Rabbi David Fine retired as a director of the Consulting and Transition Management team in 2022. In his 25+ years at the URJ, he worked extensively with smaller congregations, their rabbis, lay leaders and boards. He also advised congregations on mergers and alternatives to mergers, using design thinking and appreciative ways of creating a stronger, collaborative future. Rabbi Fine was also part of the core team that brought URJ Camp Kalsman to fruition and has been an active member of the Camp Commission and faculty since its inception. He was ordained in 1989 at the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. He is married to Beth Burstein Fine, a retired Jewish day school educator. They live in Bellevue, WA, and have two children, Avi and Naomi, daughter-in-law, Erin and granddaughter Maya.