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Rabbi David Feder was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated from Washington University in St. Louis. He received his master's degree and rabbinic ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has served communities as a rabbi and educator in Michigan, California, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentuck, and Ohio. He has enthusiastically explored the connections between Judaism and contemporary culture for many years. While his children currently reside in Israel, he lives with his wife and dogs in Kentucky.
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