Rabbi David Wilfond’s Installation Featured in the Jewish Journal
We are so excited to celebrate Rabbi David Wilfond’s installation with a full, festive and meaningful weekend coming up April 4–6 and we are thankful to the Jewish Journal for posting this pre-event story. Here’s an excerpt:
Rabbi David Wilfond will be installed as the rabbi of Temple Emanuel of Andover on Friday, April 4. The Shabbat weekend will feature several events, including the installation service and ceremony available in-person and via Zoom, a members-only Shabbat dinner, Havdalah service, and a Klezmer concert. On Sunday, children and families of the religious school will participate in a tree planting ceremony with the rabbi.
Kathe Tuttman and Dana Cohen, former Emanuel presidents and cochairs of the search committee, emphasized Wilfond’s warmth, intellect, compassion, and thoughtfulness, which made him their top candidate early in the process. Said Cohen, “He had us at ‘shalom.’ We needed someone who could grow with us, and that was Rabbi Wilfond.”