DR. DAVID S. ARIEL

1949 - 2018

ARIEL, Dr. David, S. Dr. David S. Ariel, z"l, of Brighton, MA, was entered into rest suddenly June 16, 2018, at 68 years of age. President of Ariel Learning, a global Jewish learning organization, he served as President of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford (UK) and as President of Siegal College of Judaic Studies in Cleveland, Ohio. He lived in Boston, MA, where he taught in the Me'ah and Kevah programs sponsored by Hebrew College and CJP. He also taught for the American Joint Distribution Committee in Eastern Europe, for Kivunim, a gap-year program in Israel, and for Hillel. David Ariel graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Jewish Thought and received his M.A. and Ph.D. from Brandeis University in Jewish Studies. He authored four books including Kabbalah; What Do Jews Believe? and Spiritual Judaism. He lectured widely on Jewish thought throughout the US, Israel, the Former Soviet Union, and Europe. He was the 1st foreigner in seventy years to teach Jewish studies at the Ukraine Academy of Sciences and Kiev State University. He served as a consultant to universities and foundations in North America. He served in many volunteer capacities including judge for the National Jewish Book Awards, senior policy advisor to the North American Commission on Jewish Education, and a consultant-evaluator for the Higher Education Accreditation Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Dear son of Lenore and the late Rabbi Milton Feierstein z"l, devoted father of Judah, Micah and Aviva, and loving brother of Nita Aines and Judy Feierstein. He is mourned by friends and family. Funeral services will be held at the Stanetsky Memorial Chapel, 475 Washington St., CANTON, MA on Monday, June 18th at 11 AM, followed by burial at Sharon Memorial Park, Sharon. Shiva will be held at Orchard Cove, 1 Del Pond Drive, Canton, MA following burial and then 7 PM to 9 PM, and continuing Tuesday through Thursday from 10 AM to 12 PM and 7 PM to 9 PM. Expressions of sympathy, in his memory, may be donated to the Jewish Big Brothers and Sisters of Greater Boston, 333 Nahanton St., Newton, MA 02459 or www.jbbbs.org. Stanetsky Memorial Chapel (781) 821-4600 www.stanetskycanton.com