Rabbi Albert Feldman

Rabbi Feldman has served as Rabbi of the Westville Synagogue since 1954;
in 1964, he was granted life tenure.

Biography

Ordained in 1951 at Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin
by Rabbi Yitzchok Hutner;
B.A. from Brooklyn College in 1952

New Haven Jewish Federation:
Served on Executive Committee and Board of Directors
Currently on the Executive Board of Department of Jewish Education

New Haven Jewish Community:
Past President of the Vaad Horabonim
Past member of New Haven Jewish Community Council
Served on Board of Directors of New Haven Jewish Family Service
Served on Religious Committee of the New Haven Jewish Home for the Aged
Past Chairman of the New Haven Board of Rabbis

New Haven General Community:
Chaplain of the Veterans Administration Hospital in West Haven,
    1956-1993
Chaplain of the New Haven Police Department since 1971
Past Chairman of the New Haven Board of Ethics
Served on Mayor’s Committee for the New Haven Holocaust Memorial

Rabbinical Council of America:
Vice President, 1992-1994
Currently member of Pension Board
Currently co-chairman of Yeshivos in Israel Committee:
    Yeshivat Hadorom (Rechovot)
    Yeshivat Achuzat Yaakov (Gan Yavneh)
Served several terms on the Executive Committee
Served on the Israel Commission,
    Kashruth Commission,
    and Search Committee for Executive Vice President
Chairman of the 1985 Mid-Winter Conference
Past Secretary and Vice President of Beth Din of America
Served on Gerus Commission
Past President and member of Board of Directors of the
    Rabbinical Council of Connecticut

Awards:
Commission of Jewish Chaplaincy Performance Award, 1966
Scroll of Honor, RCA Israel Education Centers, 1986
Service Award, New Haven Jewish Federation, 1988
Keter Torah Award, Ezrat Nashim Hospital (Jerusalem), 1989
Certificate of Appreciation, Yale New Haven Hospital, 1989
Service Award, Veterans Administration, 1989
Israel Freedom Award, State of Israel Bonds, 1990
USA Operation Exodus Award, State of Israel Bonds, 1991