Rabbi David Walk

Jane Shoztic Memorial Award

Rabbi David Walk has been a tireless teacher at Bi-Cultural Day school for the past 10 years, bringing passion and joy to his teaching and unwavering commitment to his students.   In addition to classroom teaching, Rabbi Walk has accompanied the Eighth Grade trip to Israel for five years, sharing with them his knowledge of Jewish history and Zionism, his insight into Israeli culture, and his contagious love of the Land of Israel.  In addition to teaching students at BCDS, Rabbi Walk has also taught “D’var Yom B’Yomo,” an adult education initiative that has met weekly at school for the past 10 years. 

Rabbi Walk also serves as the Education Director at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford where he contributes to the ritual and communal life of the congregation.  At the synagogue, he teaches classes in the weekly Torah portion, Jewish history and philosophy, and a myriad of other subjects.

Born in Malden, Massachusetts, Rabbi Walk graduated from Yeshiva College.  In 1983, he made Aliyah to Israel and served in the Israel Defense Forces.  He was ordained by HaRav Zalman Nechemiah Goldberg and at Yeshiva Hamivtar in Efrat, Israel where he subsequently taught and served as director of the yeshiva.

Rabbi Walk has six children and nine grandchildren.  Yehuda (now serving in the IDF) and Yishai are alumni of BCDS.