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2007 Nussbaum Scholar
Lawrence Kushner is the Emanu-El Scholar-in-Residence at the Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco, where he
devotes his full energies to teaching and writing. He also serves as Visiting Professor of Jewish Spirituality at the Graduate
Theological University in Berkeley. Prior to this, he was Rabbi-in-Residence at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
in New York City where he taught spirituality and mysticism and mentored rabbinic students. He presently continues as an adjunct
member of the faculty. Before that, he served for 28 years as the rabbi of Congregation Beth El in Sudbury, Massachusetts.
Kushner is widely regarded as one of the most creative religious writers in America and is highly sought after as a lecturer and
teacher. Through his lectures, articles and 15 books (translated into six languages), he has helped shape the present agenda for
personal and institutional spiritual renewal.
Lawrence Kushner
This lectureship was established in 1976 by
friends of Rabbi Max Nussbaum and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of
Religion in cooperation with Temple Israel of
Hollywood. World-renowned Jewish scholars
have been invited each year to spend time in
study. Rabbi Nussbaum, theologian, scholar,
activist, Zionist served TIOH from 1942-1974.
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