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 Rabbi
Jerome Fox was ordained in 1975 at the Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York,
NY. He received his Master of Hebrew Letters
from Hebrew Union College, NY. He received his
B.A. from New York University where he graduated Phi
Beta Kappa with a major in Hebrew and Near Eastern
Studies.
He became rabbi of Congregation
House of Israel in August 2007.
Rabbi Fox and his family moved to
Arkansas in 2007 after serving for 10 years as
Rabbi for the High Point, North Carolina
community. Prior to that, he served for
14 years at Beth Israel Synagogue in Roanoke,
Virginia. Under his leadership during this
period, Beth Israel (Conservative) and Temple
Emanuel (Reform) collaborated in many important
ways. Full support was given to joint Sunday
School (K-9), combined Confirmation Class, shared
youth groups, joint adult education program and
summer Friday evening services alternating between
the two congregations.
Among the many organizations our
Rabbi is involved in here in Hot Springs, he serves
as the Chaplain at Levi Hospital as well as
administering all pastoral care and conducting
weekly Bible classes. He is on the Scholarship
Committee of the Hot Springs Rotary Club. Each
summer he is a visiting staff member at Camp Jacobs
in Utica, MS. He attends the yearly meeting
of the Interfaith Southern Jewish Life.
Rabbi “Jerry” and his wife,
Carole, now reside in Hot Springs AR. Their
daughter, Elana Fox Lippa resides in Gaithersburg,
Maryland with her family. Son, Ari, lives in
Durham, North Carolina.
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