Ilan D. Feldman
| Rabbi Ilan D. Feldman | |
|---|---|
| Position | Senior Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Congregation Beth Jacob of Atlanta |
| Began | 1991 |
| Predecessor | Rabbi Dr. Emanuel Feldman |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Ilan Daniel Feldman |
| Born | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nationality | United States |
| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Parents | Rabbi Dr. Emanuel Feldman and Estelle Feldman |
| Spouse | Miriam Weinberg |
| Children | 8 |
| Occupation | Orthodox rabbi, author, speaker |
Ilan Daniel Feldman is an American Orthodox Jewish rabbi, public speaker and author. Since 1991 he has been the senior rabbi and spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Jacob of Atlanta, Georgia, succeeding his father, Rabbi Dr. Emanuel Feldman, who led the congregation for 39 years. Over the past 20 years Feldman has built on his father's work, bringing a community kollel to the city and nurturing the growth of Atlanta as one of the leading centers for Orthodox Jewish life in America. He is also a founding board member of the Association for Jewish Outreach Programs (AJOP).
Feldman was born in Atlanta to Rabbi Dr. Emanuel Feldman and his wife, Estelle, who arrived in that city as newlyweds in 1952 to assume the roles of Rabbi and Rebbetzin of Congregation Beth Jacob. At that time, the synagogue was home to 40 families, only two of whom were Shomer Shabbat. Over the next four decades, the couple brought hundreds of families closer to Torah observance, helped build a Hebrew academy and Torah day school, and established a nationally-recognized kosher certification organization.
Although he was the rabbi's son, the young Ilan was more interested in politics than the rabbinate. Like his father, he studied at Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Baltimore, Maryland and was a talmid of rosh yeshiva Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg. In 1976 Feldman married the rosh yeshiva's daughter, Miriam. The couple has eight children.
In 1980 Feldman decided to join his father as assistant rabbi of Congregation Beth Jacob. In addition to his synagogue duties, he assisted his father in the development of the Torah Day School of Atlanta, which opened in 1985.
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