David Eliezrie

National Jewish Books FINALIST! Noted author and speaker, Rabbi David Eliezrie (DavidEliezrie.com) is a veteran Chabad shliach in Yorba Linda California, and was previously the Jewish chaplain at the University of Miami. He is Chabad's representative to major Jewish organizations in the US and Israel. Within Chabad he coordinates humanitarian relief aid, serves on the Internet Committee, the Vaad of the International Kinus Hashluchim, and the JLI Advisory Board. In California, Eliezrie is the president of the Rabbinical Council of Orange County and Long Beach. As a board member of the Jewish Federation and Family Services of Orange County, he forged a Federation-Chabad partnership that has become a national model of cooperation and success. He is a scholar-in-residence for the National Jewish Retreat. His opinions and articles have appeared in many publications including The Los Angeles Times, The Jerusalem Post, and The Times of Israel. Eliezrie is married, the father of six children, and grandfather to an ever-growing number of grandchildren.