Rabbi Yitzchok Adler has been the spiritual leader of Beth David Synagogue since 1995. He and his wife Leslie came to West Hartford from Jacksonville, Florida, where he served as the Orthodox rabbi for eleven years.

Rabbi Adler studied at the Yeshiva of the South in Memphis and received his rabbinical ordination, s'micha, in 1977. In 1976, he graduated from Memphis State University with a degree in Political Science. Prior to assuming the position in Jacksonville, he was the rabbi in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and he served on the rabbinic staff of B'nai Brith Jacob Synagogue in Savannah, Georgia. While in Savannah, he received national commendation by the Orthodox Union for his success in the field of youth work.

Beth David brought Rabbi Adler to West Hartford to assume the spiritual leadership of the congregation upon the retirement of Rabbi William Cohen. During the time that he has been with the congregation, Rabbi Adler has created innovative programming that has helped attract new families and that has helped secure the successful merger of Teferes Israel Synagogue with Beth David.

In 1988, Rabbi Adler was elected to the Executive Board of the Rabbinical Council of America, and served in that capacity for a three year term and in 1994 he was elected to another two terms. In 1989, he was appointed to be the founding chairman of the Rabbinical Council's Southeast Regional Beth Din, a position he held until his relocation to Connecticut. In 1990, Rabbi Adler was appointed to serve on the RCA's Gerut (conversion) Commission and the nomination was approved unanimously by the City Council. Rabbi Adler was an adjunct pastoral counselor for Jacksonville's Mental Health Resource Center.

The Rabbi serves our community as its mohel and he also is involved in community education. He is a founding board member of the Hebrew High School of New England, and he serves on the faculty of Yachad.

Rabbi and Mrs. Adler are the proud parents of Ariela, Talya and Hillel. The Rabbi and Leslie hail from Atlanta and New Orleans respectively. Today, however, they and their children are proud to call West Hartford their home.