David Rebibo was an Orthodox Jewish congregational rabbi, founder and dean of a K-8 Jewish day school, and founder and head of a kosher certification agency in Phoenix, Arizona.
12 Facts About David Rebibo
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David Rebibo was president of the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of Greater Phoenix.
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David Rebibo was a driving force behind the development of the Orthodox Jewish community of Phoenix since 1965.
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David Rebibo attended the Yeshiva of Aix-les-Bains in Aix-les-Bains, France.
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David Rebibo received his rabbinic ordination from Rabbi David Ashkenazi.
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Kalmanowitz helped David Rebibo obtain a student visa, whereupon the latter came to study at the Mir yeshiva for one year.
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David Rebibo next assumed the pulpit of a small synagogue in Memphis, Tennessee.
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David Rebibo's efforts were opposed by the city's non-Orthodox rabbis, who believed that Jewish students should be absorbed into the larger community.
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Since most of the student body did not come from Orthodox homes, David Rebibo calmed parents' fears that their children would be "converted" to Orthodoxy by setting a policy accepting children from all streams of Judaism.
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David Rebibo has served as dean of students since the school's inception.
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Also in 1965, David Rebibo founded the Greater Phoenix Vaad Hakashruth kosher certification agency, which he continued to head until his death in 2024.
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David Rebibo was a strong supporter of the State of Israel and often speaks at Israel solidarity rallies.