ADATH JESHURUN CLERGY
ROBERT B. SLOSBERG,
Rabbi Emeritus
Rabbi Scott Hoffman
Rabbi Scott Hoffman began his tenure as the Senior Rabbi at Adath Jeshurun in May 2025. Rabbi Hoffman was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He grew up in Shaare Tefila Congregation, where his passion for Judaism was nurtured by many people, most notably Rabbi Martin Halpern z”l and Cantor Gershon Levin, z”l.
Rabbi Hoffman earned a BA in the Biological Basis of Behavior at the University of Pennsylvania in 1985, an MHL and ordination from Jewish Theological Seminary in 1991 (where he was the recipient of the Hackenburg Prize as outstanding student in the field of midrash) and more recently a Ph.D. in Talmud and rabbinics from New York University. His primary academic interest is the analysis of Biblical and rabbinic texts, often in ways that are “outside the box.”
Rabbi Hoffman has a very distinguished career. A recipient of several awards and honors and author of scholarly articles and publications, he is a past president of the Rabbinical Assembly of Nassau/Suffolk/Queens and has served on the boards of the RA Executive Council, the Hillel Institute for Conversion, the Long Island Board of Rabbis, the Great Neck Interfaith Clergy Association and the Black/Jewish Coalition for Justice. He has also served as a nursing home and hospice chaplain in Long Island and as an instructor of Talmud and rabbinics at List College/JTS. Over a period of more than three decades, he has served congregations in Long Island, Westchester County, suburban Philadelphia, suburban Maryland and New Orleans.
Rabbi Hoffman and his wife Phyllis are the proud parents of three adult children. Outside the office, you can find Rabbi Hoffman running, a sport he has loved since his mother z’l bought him Nike Waffle Trainers in 1976.
Cantor David Lipp
David A. Lipp came to Congregation Adath Jeshurun as Hazzan in 1994. He has established a reputation as an inspiring leader of worship and transmitter of Jewish musical tradition, ancient to contemporary. Cantor Lipp is serving as the spiritual leader of congregation.
He currently leads worship services, prepares youth for bar and bat mitzvah, teaches synagogue skills to children and adults, co-officiates at life-cycle events, does pastoral work, and directs the Adath Jeshurun Adult Choir. Cantor Lipp also teaches in the Louisville Melton program and other adult education classes, sings in concerts, and frequently represents the Jewish community at interfaith events. He was the featured soloist for one of Louisville's finest volunteer choruses, Voces Novae, on their first CD, Soul of the Synagogue. Cantor Lipp is a past president of the Cantors Assembly.
He was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and grew up in Jerusalem, Haifa, and Minneapolis. Before embarking on his current career, Cantor Lipp was an actor performing in local and regional theater in the Midwest. He graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from the University of Minnesota, and earned a Master of Sacred Music degree from the Cantors Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary. He was recently awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music from that institution.
He is married to Rabbi Laura Metzger, and they are the parents of a daughter, Natania.
Rabbi Emeritus Robert Slosberg
Rabbi Robert B. Slosberg has served as a spiritual leader of Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Louisville, Kentucky, since his rabbinic ordination in 1981. He quickly became involved in a wide variety of local and national organizations. He is a founding member of the Louisville AIPAC (American-Israel Public Affairs Committee) Council and has instituted innovative services and programs to involve all ages in congregational life.
He enjoys teaching both children and adults. Rabbi Slosberg continues to involve the membership in various social action programs to benefit the community. He works closely with interfaith couples and frequently counsels members and non-members in times of need. In recent years, Rabbi Slosberg has helped spearhead an expansion of programming and played a major role in Adath Jeshurun’s successful four-million dollar building renovation campaign. Among the Rabbi’s many Louisville social action accomplishments are helping Unity Temple when it was experiencing financial problems, to raise over $144,000, and raising the funds to reunite a Sudanese refugee with his wife and daughter who were trapped in Sudan.
In 2012, Rabbi Slosberg was appointed the national chairman of the Masorti Rabbinic Cabinet. He also serves on the board of the National Council of Synagogues, a national Jewish Interfaith organization. From 2008 until 2012, Rabbi Slosberg was a driving force as chairman of Conservative Judaism's Outreach to Interfaith Couples Committee. Rabbi Slosberg is also a past Chairman of the Board of the Seminary's Albert A. List College in New York.
Rabbi Slosberg retired from Congregation Adath Jeshurun in 2024. He and his wife Deborah enjoy traveling the world and visiting their children and grandchildren. Rabbi Slosberg is currently the co-President of the Board of CLOUT (Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together).
Rabbi Slosberg is a fervent supporter of the State of Israel, having led over 25 missions to Israel, and has served on several national organizations benefiting the State of Israel. A cum laude graduate of Columbia University, Rabbi Slosberg also earned a BA, MA, Rabbinic Ordination, and an honorary Doctor of Divinity from The Jewish Theological Seminary.
Wed, July 30 2025 5 Av 5785
