Rabbi David Arias, originally from Santiago, Chile, made Aliyah in 2014. From a young age and for many years, he has been an active member of the Masorti Movement in different communities in Israel and South America. Rabbi David was the founder and the first Mazkir of NOAM AmLat in 2011. Rabbi Arias has a bachelor’s degree in Music, an MA in Jewish Studies, and received his “Smicha” (Rabbinical Ordination) from the Schechter Rabbinical School.

Since 2014 and up until his ordination, Rabbi David worked for Marom, as the coordinator of NOAM’s Shnat Hachsharah (gap year). Since 2019, he has been the Rabbi of Kehilat Moriah in Haifa. He is married to Daiana, whom he met through NOAM, and is the father of Yohai.