Rabbi Dr. David S. Bauman holds a doctorate in Hebrew Letters from the Spertus Institute of Jewish
Learning and Leadership, a MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from The University of the
Cumberlands, and a MA in Educational Administration from New York University as well as Orthodox rabbinic ordination from Rabbis Zalman Nechemia Goldberg z"l and professor David Weiss-Halivni in Israel. He is the Head of Judaic Studies and Community Engagement at Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School in Chicago, IL and the rabbi of Lake Shore Drive Synagogue, a Modern Orthodox Synagogue on Chicago's Gold Cost. Rabbi Bauman and his wife, Elly live in Skokie, IL.