Lawrence Kushner
Encyclopedia
Lawrence Kushner is a Reform
rabbi
and currently the scholar-in-residence at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, California
.
, after which he went on to receive his rabbinical ordination from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. Kushner then went on to serve the Congregation Beth-El in Sudbury, Massachusetts
for 28 years. Kushner is currently the Emanu-El Scholar-in-Residence at Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco.
In addition, he is also an adjunct member of the faculty of the Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles, California
. He previously taught spirituality and mysticism, as well as mentored rabbinic students as a visiting professor at the Hebrew Union College
-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City, New York. Kushner and his wife have 3 adult children. His daughter, Noa, is a rabbi at Congregation Rodef Sholom in San Rafael, California
.
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism refers to various beliefs, practices and organizations associated with the Reform Jewish movement in North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. In general, it maintains that Judaism and Jewish traditions should be modernized and should be compatible with participation in the...
rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
and currently the scholar-in-residence at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
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Biography
Born in Detroit, Kushner graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of CincinnatiUniversity of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
, after which he went on to receive his rabbinical ordination from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. Kushner then went on to serve the Congregation Beth-El in Sudbury, Massachusetts
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Sudbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, population 17,659. The town was incorporated in 1639, with the original boundaries including what is now Wayland. Wayland split from Sudbury in 1780. When first incorporated, it included and parts of Framingham, Marlborough, Stow...
for 28 years. Kushner is currently the Emanu-El Scholar-in-Residence at Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco.
In addition, he is also an adjunct member of the faculty of the Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. He previously taught spirituality and mysticism, as well as mentored rabbinic students as a visiting professor at the Hebrew Union College
Hebrew Union College
The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the oldest extant Jewish seminary in the Americas and the main seminary for training rabbis, cantors, educators and communal workers in Reform Judaism.HUC-JIR has campuses in Cincinnati, New York, Los Angeles and Jerusalem.The Jerusalem...
-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City, New York. Kushner and his wife have 3 adult children. His daughter, Noa, is a rabbi at Congregation Rodef Sholom in San Rafael, California
San Rafael, California
San Rafael is a city and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area...
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Books
Rabbi Kushner has authored and co-authored numerous articles, as well as more than 18 books, for children and adults, which have been translated into six languages.- Honey from the Rock: Visions of Jewish Mystical Renewal, Jewish Lights Publishing, 1977. ISBN 9780060649012
- The Invisible Chariot: An Introduction to Kabbalah and Spirituality for Young Adults, with Deborah Kerdeman, A.R.E. Publishing, 1986.
- The River of Light: Spirituality, Judaism, Consciousness Jewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights Publishing is a publishing company based in Woodstock, Vermont. Founded in 1990, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a Judaic perspective, yet provide wisdom to readers of any spiritual background. Topics covered include Jewish mysticism and...
2nd edition, September 1990, ISBN 1879045036 ISBN 978-1879045033 - The Book of Letters: A Mystical Alef-Bait Jewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights Publishing is a publishing company based in Woodstock, Vermont. Founded in 1990, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a Judaic perspective, yet provide wisdom to readers of any spiritual background. Topics covered include Jewish mysticism and...
, 1990. ISBN 978-1879045002 - God Was in This Place and I, I Did Not Know: Finding Self, Spirituality, and Ultimate Meaning Jewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights Publishing is a publishing company based in Woodstock, Vermont. Founded in 1990, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a Judaic perspective, yet provide wisdom to readers of any spiritual background. Topics covered include Jewish mysticism and...
, 1993. - Sparks beneath the Surface: A Spiritual Commentary on the Torah, Translator and editor, with Rabbi Kerry Olitsky, Jason Aronson, December 1993.
- The Book of Miracles: A Young Person's Guide to Jewish Spiritual Awareness Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1987. Jewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights Publishing is a publishing company based in Woodstock, Vermont. Founded in 1990, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a Judaic perspective, yet provide wisdom to readers of any spiritual background. Topics covered include Jewish mysticism and...
; 10th anniversary edition, 1997. ISBN 978-1879045781 - Invisible Lines of Connection: Sacred Stories of the Ordinary Jewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights Publishing is a publishing company based in Woodstock, Vermont. Founded in 1990, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a Judaic perspective, yet provide wisdom to readers of any spiritual background. Topics covered include Jewish mysticism and...
, March 1998, ISBN 978-1879045989 - The Book of Words (Sefer Shel Devarim): Talking Spiritual Life, Living Spiritual Talk Jewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights Publishing is a publishing company based in Woodstock, Vermont. Founded in 1990, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a Judaic perspective, yet provide wisdom to readers of any spiritual background. Topics covered include Jewish mysticism and...
, September 1998 ISBN 978-1580230209 - Eyes Remade for Wonder: A Lawrence Kushner Reader Jewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights Publishing is a publishing company based in Woodstock, Vermont. Founded in 1990, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a Judaic perspective, yet provide wisdom to readers of any spiritual background. Topics covered include Jewish mysticism and...
, September 1998. ISBN 978-1580230421 - Kabbalah: The Way of Light Peter Pauper Press, 1999. ISBN 978-0880881012
- Honey from the Rock: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism Jewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights Publishing is a publishing company based in Woodstock, Vermont. Founded in 1990, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a Judaic perspective, yet provide wisdom to readers of any spiritual background. Topics covered include Jewish mysticism and...
, December 1999. ISBN 978-1580230735 - Because Nothing Looks Like God Jewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights Publishing is a publishing company based in Woodstock, Vermont. Founded in 1990, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a Judaic perspective, yet provide wisdom to readers of any spiritual background. Topics covered include Jewish mysticism and...
, November 2000. ISBN 978-1580230926 - Where Is God?, with Karen Kushner, illustrated by Dawn W. Majewski, Skylight Paths, 2000.
- How Does God Make Things Happen?, with Karen Kushner, illustrated by Dawn W. Majewski, Skylight Paths, 2001.
- Jewish Spirituality : A Brief Introduction for Christians Jewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights Publishing is a publishing company based in Woodstock, Vermont. Founded in 1990, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a Judaic perspective, yet provide wisdom to readers of any spiritual background. Topics covered include Jewish mysticism and...
, August 2001, ISBN 978-1580231503 - What Does God Look Like?, with Karen Kushner, illustrated by Dawn W. Majewski, Skylight Paths, 2001.
- Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, with David Mamet, SchockenSchocken BooksSchocken Books is a publishing company that was established in Berlin with a publishing office in Prague in 1931 by the Schocken Department Store owner Salman Schocken. It published the writings of Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, Franz Kafka and S. Y...
Bilingual edition, 2003. ISBN 978-0805242201 - In God's Hands, with Gary Schmidt, Jewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights Publishing is a publishing company based in Woodstock, Vermont. Founded in 1990, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a Judaic perspective, yet provide wisdom to readers of any spiritual background. Topics covered include Jewish mysticism and...
, June 27, 2005. ISBN 978-1580232241 - Kabbalah: A Love Story, Morgan Road Books, 2006. ISBN 978-0767-92412-2
- Filling Words with Light: Hasidic and Mystical Reflections on Jewish Prayer, with Rabbi Nehemia Polen, Jewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights Publishing is a publishing company based in Woodstock, Vermont. Founded in 1990, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a Judaic perspective, yet provide wisdom to readers of any spiritual background. Topics covered include Jewish mysticism and...
, August 30, 2007. ISBN 978-1580232388 - I'm God; You're not: Observations on Organized Religion & Other Disguises of the Ego, Jewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights PublishingJewish Lights Publishing is a publishing company based in Woodstock, Vermont. Founded in 1990, the company publishes works for children and adults that come from a Judaic perspective, yet provide wisdom to readers of any spiritual background. Topics covered include Jewish mysticism and...
, October 2010, ISBN 978-1-58023-441-2