Background
Berlin, Donald Robert was born on June 30, 1936 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Saul Schnare Berlin and Isabel (Riven) Levy. came to the United States, 1959.
Berlin, Donald Robert was born on June 30, 1936 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of Saul Schnare Berlin and Isabel (Riven) Levy. came to the United States, 1959.
Student, University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1957. Bachelor in Philosophy, University Cincinnati, 1961. Bachelor Hebrew Letters, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Religion, Cincinnati, 1963.
Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Religion, Cincinnati, 1965. Doctor Divinity, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Religion, Cincinnati, 1990.
Principal Hebrew School Temple Sinai, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1957-1959. Rabbi Temple Emanuel, Roanoke, Virginia, 1965-1971, Congregation Keneseth Israel, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1971-1976. Senior rabbi Temple Oheb Shalom, Baltimore, 1976-1999, rabbi emeritus, since 1999.
Acting regional director Mid-Atlantic council Union of America Hebrew Congregations, 1999-2001. Rabbi-in-residence Washington Hebrew Congregation, 2001—2002. Instructor Goucher College, Towson, Maryland, 1977—1998, St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, 1983—1993.
Member rabbinic cabinet World Union for Progressive Judaism, United Jewish Appeal, State of Israel Bonds. Chairman Rabbinical Placement Commission, 1992—2001. Interim regional director Great Lakes Council, Chicago Federation Union of America Hebrew Congregations, 2003—2004.
Visiting rabbi Temple Beth Shalom, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2004—2005.
Founding member, trustee Institute Christian and Jewish Studies, Baltimore, 1987-1994. Trustee Mental Health Association of Baltimore, 1979-1983, Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore, 1981-1983, 86-88, Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs, 1989-1995. President Baltimore Jewish Council, 1986-1988.
Member of national rabbinic executive county Jewish National Fund. Past chairman county of clergy State Maryland Department Health and Mental Hygiene. Past president, founding member Business Level-EWS Baltimore Blacks &Jews Dialogue Forum.
Board directors, chair Jewish addictions services committee Jewish Big-Brother, Big Sister League. Leader tour missions to Israel;delegate World Zionist Congress, 1987. Member of advisory board Baltimore Zionist District.
Member Baltimore Board Rabbis (president 1983-1985), Control Conference American Rabbis (chair rabinnical placement commission since 1992, national Executive Board, president mid-Atlanticregion 1980), Association Reform Zionists American (national board directors 1980-1986, Executive Committee 1988-1994, rabbinic advisor Baltimore region 1984-1988), Union American Hebrew Congregations (commission on Jewish education).
Married Norma Brass, November 26, 1959. Children: Seth Daniel, Sharon Leah Berlin Kollender.