Temple Israel Appoints New Rabbi

By Daniel Libon
Patch
May 6, 2015

http://patch.com/massachusetts/sharon/temple-israel-appoints-new-rabbi-0


Temple Israel has found their new senior rabbi after a vote at the annual Congressional Meeting.

Tuesday night, Ron Fish was appointed to the position

The vote ends a year-long search to replace Rabbi Barry Starr, who resigned in May 2014 amid controversy and accusations that checks made to the rabbi’s discretionary fund were compromised.

A graduate of Brandeis University, Fish was ordained in 1996 from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. According to his biography, He has served as the president of the Norwalk Clergy Association and was the first president of the Rabbinic Council of Norwalk and Westport. He was the driving force behind a number of crucial communal projects such as Taste of Torah, an evening of learning involving the entire community. Rabbi Fish also headed the organization of a communal basic Judaism course involving rabbinic educators from the entire religious spectrum.

Fish is married with two daughters and two sons, aged 15 to 7.

Rabbi Fish’s contract will officially start July 1.