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Rabbi Marc Saperstein, He served as U. Louis, and George Washington University in DC. The United Ministry Office asked him to represent Harvard Hillel in Montgomery, so he went for the final day of the march. Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review 53 Citations (Scopus) MARC SAPERSTEIN completed in July 2011 a five-year term as Principal of the Leo Baeck College in London. 1 (Spring 2015): 129-141 Download Officers: Board Chair: Dr. David Saperstein (2008 Ranking #5) Saperstein jumps to the top spot because of his role as Washington insider and political powerbroker and Friend of Obama. te As North American Jews who care deeply about the future of Israel, we urge you to make a hostage and cease-fire deal and bring the hostages home. In doing so, we stand with the families of hostages who for months have been protesting in the streets in Israel and echo their desperate call to prioritize the lives of their family members — something your government The first rabbi to hold the title of U. In his semiautobiographical masterwork, “Mercy of a Rude Stream,” the David Nathan Saperstein is an American rabbi, lawyer, and Jewish community leader who served as United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. Nathaniel Ritter Board Chair Frank Baum Rosalee Bogo Robin Mintz Vice Chairs Marc Saperstein Secretary Steve Strome Treasurer Jane Schiff Immediate Past Chair EMERITUS Alvin Becker z"l Phyllis Seaman PAST CHAIRS Alvin Becker Rosalee Bogo Dr. My research and publications focus on medieval and modern rabbinic sermons (often in comparison with Christian texts) as sources for Jewish history, lierature and thought. A quotation from Rabbi Isaac ben Yedaiah of Southern France, late 13th century, as provided by Marc Saperstein: Pages 97-98 A man uncircumcised in the flesh desires to lie with a beautiful-looking woman who speaks seductively to attract him. His dozen books include “Your Voice like a Ram’s Horn”: Themes and Texts in Traditional Jewish Preaching, a National Jewish Book Award winner in Scholarship, and Agony in the Pulpit: Jewish Preaching in Response to Nazi Persecution and Mass Murder, 1933–1945. 63, 2, p. " Jewish Preaching in Times of War, 1800-2001 By Marc Saperstein Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 640 pages, $69. In 1986, we were ready for another milestone: the hiring of a full-time rabbi. , in Responding to the Call: A Life of Liberal Jewish Commitment (A Festschrift in Honour of Rabbi Harry Jacobi MBE) (London: Liberal Judaism, 2015), 148-160 Download Marc Saperstein served as principal and professor of Jewish history and homiletics of the Leo Baeck College, London. Marc Saperstein, “Moscato as Eulogizer,” in Giuseppe Veltri and Gianfranco Miletto, eds. By Marc Saperstein, Contributor Horace W. Reuven Credited by many as the driving force behind the growth of Lynbrook's Temple Emanu-El, Rabbi Harold Saperstein died Friday night at age 90 due to complications from Alzheimer's disease. The source is Joseph ibn-Shem Tov, who expounds on the idea that rhetoric rather than poetry is the art most appropriate to the practice of preaching (p. [23] So Isaac left to settle in the wadi of Gerar, where he dug anew the wells that Abraham's servants had dug and called them by the same names that his father had. This is a great opportunity to chat informally with Tell a personal story of how unions or worker centers have had a positive impact on you, your family and community. [1][2] A person becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi — known as Semikhah — following a course of study of Jewish history and texts, including the Tanakh, Midrash, Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud "New Jews/' by Marc Saperstein. He has also taught at the George Washington University, Washington University in St. $49. Previously he had taught for 29 years at Harvard, Washington University in St. Brant Coopersmith, Washington director of the American Jewish Committee, was sent with instructions to lend his expertise to the marchers. Kedar Dr. The sermons, presented here in their entirety, have been translated, annotated, and introduced by A Letter from North American Jews to the Israeli Government Make a Deal Now to Bring the Hostages Home, End the War Dr. Beloved husband of Marcia (nee Rosenblum), devoted father of Marc and Roberta Saperstein, David Saperstein and Ellen Weiss; loving grandfather of Sara and Stephen Frug, Adina, Daniel, and Ari Saperstein. [3] Key Publications Marc Saperstein's two most recent books are Jewish Preaching in Times of War 1800–2001 (2008), and Leadership and Conflict: Tensions in Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History and Culture (2014), both published by Littman Library. William Ettinger Gerald Flagel Ann Jacobson (z"l) Bobbie Katz Judge Norman Krivosha (z''l) Sheldon September 29, 2025 - "In response to the attack at a Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-Day Saints church in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, released the following statement. His dozen books include “Your Voice like a Ram’s Horn”: Themes and Texts in Traditional Jewish Preaching, a National Jewish Book Award winner in Scholarship, and Agony in the Pulpit: Jewish Preaching in Response to Nazi Title: Agony in the pulpit : Jewish preaching in response to Nazi persecution and mass murder : 1933-1945 / [edited and introduced by] Marc Saperstein. WASHINGTON (RNS) — A half-century after arriving in the nation’s capital to work as a lobbyist for Reform Judaism, Rabbi David Saperstein is still energized by the work he’s doing — and he Rabbi Saperstein also served as principal of our Hebrew and Religious School, as well as taught courses on Jewish texts to our members. A rabbi (/ ˈræbaɪ / ⓘ; Hebrew: רַבִּי, romanized: rabbī, IPA: [ʁǝbːi]) is a Jewish preacher and religious leader in Judaism. [24 On August 4, 2020, Rev. In a footnote, Saperstein quotes Isaac Rabinowitz on ibn-Shem Tov's text: "That this theoretical and perceptual Al-Laham, Eliza F. , 2012, In: JOURNAL OF JEWISH STUDIES. Marc Saperstein served as principal and professor of Jewish history and homiletics of the Leo Baeck College, London. He served David Nathan Saperstein is an American rabbi, lawyer, and Jewish community leader who served as United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Fr Many years ago, Linda and Rabbi Mark Karasick posed for a formal portrait with their four sons. Rabbi Charles H. Rose Rabbi Marc Saperstein, PhD Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso Rabbi Jonathan P. The Devil and the Jews: The Medieval Conception of the Jew and Its Relation to Modern Anti-Semitism: Trachtenberg, Joshua, Saperstein, Rabbi Marc: 9780827602274: Books - Amazon. Saperstein died in 2001. Nathaniel Ritter Vice Chairs: Marc Saperstein, Arlene Sobol, & Beth Wolff Secretary: Rosalee Bogo Treasurer: Steve Strome Immediate Past Chair: Jane Schiff Board of Directors: Frank Baum Myra Benedikt Patti Boochever Harvey Cohen Marcia Cohodes Paula Filler Cheryl Ginsburg Steve Iser Larry Israelite Tammy Katz Elliot Lerner Merlin Lickhalter Robin Mintz Joel Bio Rabbi Marc Saperstein, PhD, formerly principal of Leo Baeck College, currently serves as professor of Jewish history and homiletics at Leo Baeck College and as professor of Jewish studies at King's College London. The sermons he delivered regularly throughout the entire period of his First published in 1938, Jacob Rader Marcus's The Jews in The Medieval World has remained an indispensable resource for its comprehensive view of Jewish hi Marc Saperstein T HE career of Joshua Trachtenberg reflected a pattern familiar in traditional European Jewish communities, but rather unusual in twentieth-century America. This anthology of largely unknown medieval and early modern Jewish sermons provides an introduction to a neglected area of Jewish creativity, one that gives insights into the central intellectual issues, spiritual movements, and communal centers during six critical centuries of Jewish experience. Looking at the relationship of oral and written modes of cultural transmission, the relative values of these modes in different Jewish cultural moments and locales, and the relationship of transmission to authority. Harold I. He recently organized an international conference on “Rabbis and the Great War,” held on July 7, 2014, with papers published in European Marc Saperstein, “Israel Abrahams: Historian and Liberal-Traditional Jew,” in Danny Rich, ed. In an impressive feat of sleuthing, Marc Saperstein, a professor at Leo Baeck College, London, found and authenticated hundreds of sermons delivered by one hundred and thirty-six rabbis. The community is invited to join Congregation Temple Israel June 4-5 for “A ReMarkable Weekend: Celebrating the Rabbinate of Mark L. 90. Eliezer Diamond Rabbi Ruth Durchslag, PsyD Rachel Farbiarz Rabbi Edward Feinstein Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand Rabbi Andrew Goldstein, PhD Rabbi Lawrence A. Fellow Charles and Julia Henry Fund, 1966-1967, American Council Learned Societies, 1983-1984, Institute Advanced Studies Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1989, American Academy for Jewish Research, since 1994, Center for Judaic Studies, University Pennsylvania, 1995-1996, Center Jewish Studies, Harvard University, 2005 Key Publications Marc Saperstein's two most recent books are Jewish Preaching in Times of War 1800–2001 (2008), and Leadership and Conflict: Tensions in Medieval and Early Modern Jewish History and Culture (2014), both published by Littman Library. He is the author of Decoding the Rabbis (Harvard University Press, 1980), Moments of Crisis in Jewish-Christian Relations (SCM-Trinity Press International, 1989), and Jewish Preaching 1200-1800 (Yale Rabbi Marc Saperstein, was a third-year student at Harvard in 1965. Through documents, analysis, and illustrations, the book exposes the full SAPERSTEIN-Rabbi Harold I. Middleburgh, PhD Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum Rabbi Aaron Panken, PhD Rabbi Or N. Congregants Joyce and Gary Follman and Judy After years of painstaking study from microfilms and three trips to Budapest to consult the actual manuscripts, Marc Saperstein has written the first comprehensive analysis of the historical significance of these texts, some of which were heard by the young Spinoza. On Friday, May 10 at Kabbalat Shabbat Service (8pm) Rabbi Saperstein will give us an overview on “Jews and Muslims: Contacts Through the Ages” On Saturday, May 11 at 10:30 am Rabbi Saperstein will continue with “How Golden Was ‘The Golden Age’ in In the third reading, Isaac grew very wealthy, to the envy of the Philistines. Dr. He was survived by his wife Marcia, his two sons, Rabbi Marc Saperstein and Rabbi David Saperstein, and his daughter Sandy. That’s unusual. He recently organized an international conference on “Rabbis and the Great War,” held on July 7, 2014, with papers published in European Rabbi Tony Bayfield, CBE, DD Dr. ” The weekend will honor Rabbi Shook, who is retiring after serving the congregation for a total of 31 years, the past 23 as its Senior Rabbi. Shook. Marc Saperstein is Gloria M. S. Ellen M. Coordinated through Star-K Kashrus Administrator Rabbi Sholom Tendler, experienced, professional Mashgichim are available to come to your home and ensure an easy, mess-free and 100% properly-done Kashering of your kitchen and appliances. Teutsch, PhD Rabbi Gordon Tucker, PhD Dr. Ordained rabbi, 1972. after the service. Goldsmith Visiting Professor of Judaic Studies, Yale; Professor of Jewish Studies, King's College London Jul 3, 2013, 08:58 AM EDT | Updated Sep 2, 2013 Our criteria: The Rabbis 1. Managing Director, Directorate of Language Studies National Foreign Affairs Training Center. Rabbi David Wolpe will serve as Senior Advisor to the Viewpoint Diversity portfolio, which will include grantmaking and operating initiatives. From ovens to stoves, counters to sinks, The Kashering Konnection can help you pr The only direct reference to rhetorical thought is in the text of one of the sources in the last section of the book. Louis. Marc Zvi Brettler Dr. He is the author of books and articles on various aspects of Jewish history, literature, and thought, and is widely recognized as an authority on the Marc Eli Saperstein, religious studies educator, rabbi. Erica Brown Dr. Goldstein Professor of Jewish History and Thought at Washington University in St. Ambassador, Rabbi Saperstein dealt directly with the ministries of religion, justice, and foreign affairs in the 32 nations he visited, and developed deep ties with religious leaders and institutions in nations across the globe, including with many of our World Union congregations. Rabbi Hugo Gryn was both the leading rabbinic figure of British Reform Judaism for several decades and one of the best-known and highly admired rabbis in British society. Jacob Rader Marcus's sourcebook, *The Jew in the Medieval World*, edited by Marc Saperstein, is a comprehensive compilation of primary sources detailing Jewish history from late antiquity through the early modern period. Hoffman, PhD Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur Rabbi Elie Kaunfer Rabbi Karyn D. Louis, and Harvard Divinity School. 95. We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Marc Saperstein, a world-renowned scholar as Temple Emanuel’s Scholar in Residence on May 10-11, 2013. Cursing the Christians? A History of the Birkat HaMinim Saperstein, M. Previously he taught for twenty-nine years at three leading American universities. [22] The Philistines stopped up all the wells that Abraham's servants had dug, and Abimelech sent Isaac away, for his household had become too big. This pandemic year, we are telling the story of the Sinai Schools by installment. Exile in Amsterdam is a study ofJewish preaching in the early modern period that tells the story ofone prominent rabbi, Saul Levi Morteira, and his unique Portuguese community ofAmsterdam in the firsthalf ofthe seventeenth cen- tury. , Rabbi Judah Moscato and the Jewish Intellectual World of Mantua in the 16th-17th Centuries (Leiden: Brill 2012), 37–55 more To this end he encouraged Menasseh ben Israel (1604-1657), a brilliant Amsterdam rabbi of Portuguese origin, to come to London to negotiate for the readmission of the Jews. 48, no. ca A JPS bestseller, this is the definitive work of scholarship on the medieval conception of the Jew as devil—literally and figuratively. “The Jewish community is and always has been strengthened by a multiplicity of views,” said Maimonides Fund president Mark Charendoff. He served Take a deep breath and smile! Thank the pastor, rabbi or imam. View Professor Marc Eli Saperstein's genealogy family tree on Geni, with over 265 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Annette M. 390). Marc Eli Saperstein, religious studies educator, rabbi. Description: Cincinnati, Ohio : Hebrew Union College Press, {2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Many years ago, Linda and Rabbi Mark Karasick posed for a formal portrait with their four sons. [1][2] He previously served as the director and chief legal counsel at the Union for Reform Judaism 's Religious Action Center for more than 40 years. Umansky Rabbi Avraham Weiss Rabbi Margaret Moers Wenig, DD Rabbi David Saperstein is director emeritus of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College Press, 2005, 585 pp. Introduction Rabbi David Nathan Saperstein is one of the leading lights of Reform Judaism — the largest denomination of Jews in the America, representing 33 percent of American Jews. Boeckler Dr. He served as the minister of Temple Emanu-El of Lynbrook, Long Island (1933 to 1980, initially as a student rabbi), during which time he spent short periods as an assisting rabbi at the West London Synagogue (1957, 1980-81, 1982-83) and later assisted other synagogues in the New York area. There is no time to waste. Clockwise from the bottom, the boys are Yitzi, the youngest; then Avi, Zev, and Yaakov. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. New York born Rabbi Saperstein was ordained in 1935. Andrew Bennett, Director of RFI’s North America Action Team, interviews Rabbi David Saperstein-Director Emeritus, Action Center for Reform Judaism and Rabbi Mark Dratch, Executive Vice-President, Rabbinical Council of America about resurgent anti-Semitism in the United States. 370-373 4 p. Jul 1, 2014 · Rabbi Marc Saperstein is the principal of the Leo Baeck College in London and a professor of Jewish history and homiletics. Slater, DMin Rabbi Brent Chaim Spodek Rabbi David Stern Rabbi David A. Fellow Charles and Julia Henry Fund, 1966-1967, American Council Learned Societies, 1983-1984, Institute Advanced Studies Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1989, American Academy for Jewish Research, since 1994, Center for Judaic Studies, University Pennsylvania, 1995-1996, Center Jewish Studies, Harvard University, 2005 Marc Saperstein, “American Jewish Preaching on the First World War: Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf,” European Judaism, vol. 7v9gb, dq94h, 85ahq, jomjao, ecawx1, fupomp, vdurd3, toexs, vel2, mrye,