Harold M. Schulweis
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Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis is a world-famous Rabbi, author, and a longtime Spiritual Leader at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, CA. Newsweek dubs him as "the leading Conservative rabbi of his generation" and places him 13th on their list of The Top 50 Rabbis in America[1]. Though he is affiliated with the Conservative Movement he is considered one of the greatest authorities and theologians of Reconstructionist Judaism today. He is the founder of the human rights watch group, the Jewish World Watch. Rabbi Schulweis was instrumental in the creation of the Chavurah movement in the late 1960s[2].
[edit] Trivia
Rabbi Schulweis has also served as a technical advisor for Judaism-themed episodes of the Simpsons[3].
[edit] External Links
- Biography from Valley Beth Shalom
- Sermons and Articles by Rabbi Schulweis
- Harold M. Schulweis Institute
- Jewish World Watch
- Newsweek: The Top 50 Rabbis in America
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ The Top 50 Rabbis in America
- ^ Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis Biography from Valley Beth Shalom
- ^ Springfield Nuclear Power Plant:Episodes:8F05
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