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Rabbi
Dario David Hunter
TitleAlso known as: Yisroel Hunter[1]
Personal
Born1983
New Jersey, U.S.[1]
ReligionJewish
NationalityAmerican, Israeli
Alma materPrinceton University (A.B.)[1]
University of Windsor (LL.B.)[1]
University of Detroit Mercy (J.D.)[1]
Wayne State University (LL.M.)[1]
OccupationRabbi, Lawyer, Educator, Politician
ResidenceUnited States
SemikhahJewish Spiritual Leaders Institute

Dario David Hunter (born 1983) is an American-Israeli lawyer, rabbi, educator[2] and politician[3] who is considered the first Muslim-born person to be ordained as a rabbi.[4][5][6]

Biography

Hunter is openly gay and was raised by his Iranian Muslim father and African American mother in New Jersey.[6] He converted to Judaism, first through the Reform movement and then through an Orthodox process.[1] He was ordained a rabbi in 2012 by the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute in New York City.[3][4][5][6]

A former environmental attorney in Israel, he currently lives in Youngstown, Ohio.[6][7] He was a Democratic Party candidate for Youngstown City Council in the 2015 primary election.[7] In the 2015 general election, he won a write-in campaign for a seat on the Youngstown Board of Education.[8]

Hunter has been noted in the media for his outspoken stances on a number of school board issues, including what he sees as the Youngstown Board of Education's responsibility for low scores on state report cards,[9][10] ethics violations,[11] nepotism,[11] creationism in the curriculum[12][13] and the general dysfunction of the Board.

Hunter has previously been covered in Canadian news media for his pro-Israel advocacy.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Biography". The Kosher Unicorn. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  2. ^ "Youngstown News, Politics - 2016 Primary Election - Dario Hunter for Youngstown Board of Education". The Vindicator (vindy.com). Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Skolnick, David (January 30, 2015). "It's off to the races in Youngstown". The Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "NYC: Ex-Muslim to be ordained as rabbi". YNetNews.com. July 7, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Black Jews You Should Know, Part 4". Tablet Magazine. February 25, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d "Muslim-born American to be ordained as rabbi in New York". Al-Arabiya News. July 7, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Dario Hunter for Youngstown City Council, Ward 6". Retrieved January 13, 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  8. ^ "Struthers and Campbell reject incumbent mayors". WFMJ.com. Nov 3, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  9. ^ "Youngstown Academic Distress Commission begins search for C.E.O". WFMJ.com. Apr 13, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  10. ^ "City school board approves administrative contracts, rejects members' pay limitation". The Vindicator (vindy.com). Apr 27, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Youngstown school board member questions legality, ethics of president's, son's votes". The Vindicator (vindy.com). Feb 10, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  12. ^ "Adair storms out of Youngstown school board meeting". The Vindicator (vindy.com). May 25, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  13. ^ "Video in Youngstown schools' science curriculum espouses creationism". The Vindicator (vindy.com). May 20, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  14. ^ "CUPE 'witch-hunt' called anti-Semitic". The Toronto Star. Feb 27, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  15. ^ "Students 'solve' Mideast crisis". The Windsor Star. Apr 9, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2012.


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