He then moved to Congregation B'nai Brith in Kingston, Pennsylvania, with the result of doubling the size of the congregation and paying off the mortgage.

In 1970 he accepted the position of Senior Rabbi at Temple De Hirsch in Seattle. At Temple De Hirsch Rabbi Starr helped to complete a merger with Temple Sinai, in Bellevue, Washington. The combined Temples have a congregation of over 1500 families and operate facilities in both the central and the suburban areas.

During Rabbi Star's stay at Temple De Hirsch, the Temple Brotherhood was revived, a fulltime Nursery School was put into operation, a kindergarten and high school department and music and choir program were all added to the Religious school. Services were well attended, a family service was begun and a monthly Friday night forum program with national figures as speakers gave new dimensions to the Adult Education Program. A chapel and youth building were built, a cemetery was purchased, and a summer camp program was initiated. Rabbi Starr was a leading fundraiser for the Temple and the community.

He established a Women’s Homeless Shelter at the Temple, was founder of the Temple’s Interfaith Clergy Institute, and was honored by the Jewish National Chautauqua Society.

Rabbi Starr was awarded two honorary doctorates and earned two doctorates in counseling and history from Burton Theological School and Claremont College. He was the first rabbi in the country to teach secular courses in a Catholic college and he was a lecturer in the History Department at Kings College from 1963-1970. Rabbi Starr was appointed Assistant Professor of History in 1967, Also, a member of Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society. He has been a lecturer at Seattle Pacific University since 1973.

In 1967 he was honored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews Brotherhood Found Table as Man of the Year.

In 1969, he was honored by the Jewish National Fund as Man of the Year.

In Seattle, Rabbi Starr was an active member of many Boards, including the Northwest Kidney Center, Totem Girls Scout Council and United Good Neighbors. He has been much sought after as a speaker and lecturer and is a member of the Challenge TV program seen on King TV on Sunday evenings.

Rabbi Starr reached across religion to unify the community, writing and speaking extensively on Jewish Christian relationships, and even shared the Temple facilities with the New Hope Baptist Church, after their facility was burned.

He looks forward to serving Congregation Beth Hagivot and the Fountain Hills community.