Rabbi Daniel Weiner

Jewish Community Building Adviser

Rabbi Weiner is the Senior Rabbi of Temple De Hirsch Sinai in Seattle and Bellevue, Washington, and a board member of Hebrew Union College.

Daniel believes passionately in building Judaism for the 21st century and in healing the world through social justice. Temple De Hirsch Sinai has grown to more than 5000 members and 1,600 families in two campuses in Seattle and Bellevue since he took charge in 2001. His innovations in worship include producing “rabcasts” on video, streaming services on the internet, and leading a rock band in popular Rock Shabbat services. He tweets @rocknrabbidanny.

Weiner and his team won the Union of Reform Judaism’s Fain Award for their campaign on gun responsibility. Rabbi Weiner’s efforts with other clergy contributed to the founding of the Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility, which drafted and helped pass a number of key initiatives, placing Washington State at the forefront of efforts to reduce gun violence.

He has served on numerous boards, including the Board of Governors of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, the Executive Committee of the Pacific Association of rabbis, various committees of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, chaired local rabbinic boards, and on multiple national boards of Jewish organizations.

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