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Fred N. Reiner
Fred N. Reiner, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Sinai, Washington, D.C., served as Senior Rabbi of Temple Sinai from 1985 to 2010. Rabbi Reiner is a past president of both the Washington ...view moreFred N. Reiner, Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Sinai, Washington, D.C., served as Senior Rabbi of Temple Sinai from 1985 to 2010. Rabbi Reiner is a past president of both the Washington Board of Rabbis and the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). He chaired the CCAR Committee on Church and State and Committee on Aging, and served on the CCAR national Board of Trustees. He also has worked on behalf of maintaining reproductive choice through national and local organizations. Rabbi Reiners ongoing research on the life and works of nineteenth century biblical scholar Christian David Ginsburg has appeared in numerous publications and papers.
Rabbi Reiner was born and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley and was ordained and received his Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters degree from Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. After two years as director of admissions at Hebrew Union College, Rabbi Reiner served congregations in Topeka and Chicago before arriving at Temple Sinai. He is married to Sherry Levy-Reiner, Ph.D. Their son, David, is Rabbi of Temple Beth-El in Geneva, New York.
The front cover design is based on the logo of Temple Sinai, Washington, D.C. The logo was created in 1993 by graphic designer Liz Clark from a 1951 site elevation drawing by the buildings architects, Nicholas Satterlee and Chloethiel Woodard Smith.view less