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Eric Settle, a Main Line Reform Temple member since 1973 and the synagogue’s president from 2014 to 2016, described Rabbi David Straus’ mindset as “pessimism wrapped around optimism.” 

In other words, the rabbi was idealistic at his core but realistic on the surface. This approach made Straus perfect for some of the big challenges he faced at Main Line Reform, according to Settle. A $10 million capital campaign to renovate the building, an emergency fundraising effort after the pandemic broke out and a declining membership that ultimately rose again, among others. 


Rabbi David Straus on the bimah at Main Line Reform Temple. (Courtesy of Main Line Reform Temple) 
“He always found a way to look at problems and find a way forward,” Settle said.

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