This provocative and wide-ranging collection sets the next stage of Jewish theological thought, bringing together a cross section of important new voices from all movements in Judaism to inspire and stimulate discussion now and in the years to come.
Rabbi David J. Wolpe is rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles, and author of Why Faith Matters, among other books.
Rabbi Carole B. Balin, PhD, is professor of Jewish history at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She is currently working on an updated version of the 1984 edition of Liberal Judaism with Dr. Eugene B. Borowitz and Frances W. Schwartz.
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL (www.bradartson.com), an inspiring speaker and educator, holds the Abner and Roslyn Goldstine Dean's Chair of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies and is vice president of American Jewish University in Los Angeles. He is a member of the philosophy department, supervises the Miller Introduction to Judaism Program and mentors Camp Ramah in California. He is also dean of Zecharias Frankel College in Potsdam, Germany, ordaining rabbis for the European Union. A regular columnist for the Huffington Post, he is author of many articles and books, including God of Becoming and Relationship: The Dynamic Nature of Process Theology and Passing Life's Tests: Spiritual Reflections on the Trial of Abraham, the Binding of Isaac (both Jewish Lights).
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL, is available to speak on the following topics:
- Almighty? No Way! Loving the God You Actually Believe in
- What I Learned Ordaining and Installing Uganda's First African Rabbi (and Sailing up the Nile!)
- All God's Children: Sharing Life with My Autistic Son
- Embracing the World: Science and Religion
- Jewish Continuity: What's in It for Me?
Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi, PhD, is a rabbi and scholar who was ordained
at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and earned a PhD in
Jewish philosophy at The Jewish Theological Seminary. She is the Shalom
Hartman Institute's director of lay leadership education and co-director of
its North American Scholars Circle. She is also a member of the faculty of
HUC-JIR, Jerusalem, and teaches in communities throughout North
America. She is co-author of two books, Striving Toward Virtue and Preparing
Your Heart for the High Holidays, and author of many articles and rituals.
She lives outside Jerusalem with her husband, Rabbi Ofer Sabath
Beit-Halachmi, and their children, Tehillah and Yedidya.
Rabbi Daniel M. Bronstein, PhD, serves as congregational scholar at Congregation
Beth Elohim in Brooklyn, New York. He received his PhD in Jewish
history from The Jewish Theological Seminary of America and was
ordained at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Rabbi
Bronstein has taught in a variety of forums, from synagogues to the Association
for Jewish Studies, the Center for Jewish History, and The Jewish
Theological Seminary. His writing has been featured in popular and academic
publications, including The Forward, JEWCY, Central Conference of
American Rabbis Journal, and Jews and American Popular Culture and The
Cambridge Dictionary of Jewish Religion, History, and Culture.
