Background
Elkins, Dov Peretz was born on December 7, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward and Bertha (Byer) Elkins.
Elkins, Dov Peretz was born on December 7, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward and Bertha (Byer) Elkins.
Graduate, Gratz College for Hebrew Teachers, 1958. Bachelor in Literature, Temple University, 1959. MHL, Jewish Theological Seminary, 1962.
Doctorate degree in counseling and humanistic edn, Colgate Rochester Divinity School, 1976. Doctor of Divinity (honorary, Jewish Theological Seminary, 1991.
Military chaplain, Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1964-1966;
associate rabbi, Har Zion Temple, Philadelphia, 1966-1970;
rabbi, Jacksonville (Florida) Jewish Center, 1970-1972;
rabbi, Temple Beth El, Rochester, New York, 1972-1976;
private practice in pastoral counseling, 1976-1985;
rabbi, Beth El Temple, Norfolk, Virginia, 1985-1987;
senior rabbi, The Park Synagogue, Cleveland, 1987-1992;
senior rabbi, The Jewish Center, Princeton, New Jersey, since 1992. National vice chairman Rabbinic Cabinet Israel Bonds, since 1986. Member Chancellor's Rabbinic Cabinet Jewish Theological Seminary, 1988-1992.
Co-founder Congressional/College Adult Institute Jewish Studies, Cleveland, 1988-1992. Chairman academy and religious division United Jewish Welfare Campaugn Jewish Community Federation, 1988-1990. Lecturer in field.
National chairman Israel Bonds Rabbinic Cabinet Mission to Israel, 1991. Member mission Jewish Community, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Member Rabbinical Assembly (committee on law and standards), United Synagogue American (committee on Jewish education), Council Jewish Education, Jewish Educators Assembly, Conference Jewish Communal Service, Association Humanistic Psychology.
Married Elaine Rash (divorced June 1978). Children: Hillel, Jonathan, Shira. Married Maxine Gornish, November 16, 1986.