David Golinkin (born 1955) is an American-born Conservative rabbi and Jewish scholar who has lived in Jerusalem since 1972.

During his tenure as President, the Schechter Institute received accreditation from Israel's Council for Higher Education, its full-time faculty doubled and its library stacks more than tripled.

Neve Schechter opened in 2012 as a synagogue, gallery space, and center for Jewish culture which now serves 50,000 people annually.

Golinkin is the founder and director of the Institute of Applied Halakhah at Schechter, which has published over 35 books in Hebrew, English and other languages.

For twenty years, Golinkin served as Chair of the Va’ad Halakhah (Law Committee) of the Rabbinical Assembly which writes responsa and gives halakhic guidance to the Masorti (Conservative) Movement in Israel.

From 2000-2006 he authored a monthly email column entitled “Insight Israel” at the Schechter Institutes' website.