David Rosen (rabbi)
Rabbi David Rosen | |
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דוד רוזן | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | David Shlomo Rosen 1951 (age 73–74) |
| Nationality | |
| Spouse |
Sharon Rothstein (m. 1973) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | Yeshivat Har Etzion |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Isaac Cohen |
| Successor | Ephraim Mirvis |
| Position | Chief Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Ireland |
| Began | 1979 |
| Ended | 1985 |
| Residence | Jerusalem |
David Shlomo Rosen KSG CBE (Hebrew: דוד רוזן; born 1951) is a British-Israeli rabbi and interfaith peacemaker. He was Chief Rabbi of Ireland (1979–1985) before relocating permanently to Israel in 1985. He has taken leave from his position as AJC’s International Director of Interreligious Affairs in order to serve as Special Advisor to the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi. From 2005 until 2009 he headed the International Jewish Committee for Inter-religious Consultations (IJCIC), the broad-based coalition of Jewish organizations and denominations that represents World Jewry in its relations with other world religions.
Before being appointed Chief Rabbi of Ireland, he was the senior rabbi of the largest Orthodox Jewish congregation in South Africa (the Green and Sea Point Hebrew Congregation, Cape Town) and served as a judge on the Cape Beth Din (rabbinic court). He is also a board member of the Brussels-based organization CEJI - A Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe that promotes a Europe of diversity and respect.