Rabbi David N. Young

Rabbi David N. Young serves Congregation B'nai Tzedek in Fountain Valley, CA. He has served congregations in North Miami Beach, New York City, Alaska, Ohio, North Carolina, and has taught middle school, high school, and adults. In addition, Rabbi Young spent two summers at the Reform movement’s URJ Crane Lake Camp in West Stockbridge, MA, and four summers at URJ Camp Coleman in Cleveland, GA.

Bar mitzvah boy and rabbi holding a bag full of lunches

Putting the Mitzvah Back into B’nei Mitzvah

Rabbi David N. Young

When a colleague told me guests at his daughter’s bat mitzvah would pack grains and canned goods for the homeless, I was nonplussed. His explanation changed my thinking.

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