Rabbi Richard Perlman
Rabbi Richard E. Perlman (Ret) was appointed as the Rabbi/Spiritual Leader of Temple Ner Tamid Peabody, MA. on September 1, 2016. On March 1, 2019, he assumed Cantorial responsibilities. On January 1, 2025, Rabbi Perlman was appointed Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Ner Tamid Peabody.
Perlman, also a Cantor (Hazzan), has been a soloist and a member of duets, quartets, and quintets including “The Cantors Perlman” in several cantorial concerts and worship services throughout the United States and Israel. He has led services at Congregation Beth Israel in Bath, Maine and at Temple Beth David in Narragansett, Rhode Island. He taught Jewish studies in the South County Hebrew School and has been a visiting lecturer at many senior social organizations. Rabbi Perlman served as a Judaism lecturer at University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, The New England Technical Institute, LaSalle Academy, Gordon College, Wenham, MA as well as many various other institutions of learning. Furthermore, Rabbi Perlman has been instrumental in planning and leading many highly respected and well attended interfaith services with neighboring faith communities. He facilitated his services as both consultant and participant at The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University.
Rabbi Perlman is the Vice President of the American Board of Rabbis, a Past President of the North Shore Rabbis and Cantors Association, (NSRCA) and is an active leader and member of The Peabody Clergy Ministerial Association, (PCMA). He is a member of the Board of Rabbis of Greater RI and the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis.
Perlman attended the Peabody Police Citizens Academy in 2017 and serves on the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Team of the North Shore - Rabbi Perlman serves as a Chaplain on the Peabody Police Department and Chaplain for the Massachusetts State Police. A Member IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police) and the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association (MCOPA)
Rabbi Richard Perlman and his wife, Kit, who reside in Milford MA, are the parents of Jessica, Michael, Owen, and Kristina, and proud grandparents of Brady, Bryce, Ezra, Bennett, and Eisley.
Perlman, also a Cantor (Hazzan), has been a soloist and a member of duets, quartets, and quintets including “The Cantors Perlman” in several cantorial concerts and worship services throughout the United States and Israel. He has led services at Congregation Beth Israel in Bath, Maine and at Temple Beth David in Narragansett, Rhode Island. He taught Jewish studies in the South County Hebrew School and has been a visiting lecturer at many senior social organizations. Rabbi Perlman served as a Judaism lecturer at University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, The New England Technical Institute, LaSalle Academy, Gordon College, Wenham, MA as well as many various other institutions of learning. Furthermore, Rabbi Perlman has been instrumental in planning and leading many highly respected and well attended interfaith services with neighboring faith communities. He facilitated his services as both consultant and participant at The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Salem State University.
Rabbi Perlman is the Vice President of the American Board of Rabbis, a Past President of the North Shore Rabbis and Cantors Association, (NSRCA) and is an active leader and member of The Peabody Clergy Ministerial Association, (PCMA). He is a member of the Board of Rabbis of Greater RI and the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis.
Perlman attended the Peabody Police Citizens Academy in 2017 and serves on the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Team of the North Shore - Rabbi Perlman serves as a Chaplain on the Peabody Police Department and Chaplain for the Massachusetts State Police. A Member IACP (International Association of Chiefs of Police) and the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association (MCOPA)
Rabbi Richard Perlman and his wife, Kit, who reside in Milford MA, are the parents of Jessica, Michael, Owen, and Kristina, and proud grandparents of Brady, Bryce, Ezra, Bennett, and Eisley.
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Ordination
The Vaad Harabbonim of America / The American Board of Rabbis
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774-448-0096 Temple Ner Tamid Peabody, MA |