Meet Reb David
Rabbi David Shneyer is the founder, director and spiritual leader of Am Kolel. Reb David studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary and in Israel, earning degrees in Judaic studies from Rutgers University and Baltimore Hebrew College. He received his "semicha" ordination from the Aleph Seminary founded by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shlomi.
The past president of Ohalah, the Rabbinic Association of Jewish Renewal Rabbis, Reb David is also an accomplished musician, founding and leading The Fabrangen Fiddlers, and a composer of new liturgical music.
He also helped found Jews United for Justice, and is active in the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and T’ruach a Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, J Street, and other social justice organizations. Reb David is also a found spiritual leader of Kehila Chadasha, a havurah based in Bethesda.