Benjamin Scolnic
Benjamin Scolnic | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 28, 1953 |
| Education | Columbia University and Jewish Theological Seminary |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
| Spouse | Dorene Scolnic |
| Children | 4, including Daniel M. Scolnic |
Benjamin Edidin Scolnic (born October 28, 1953), is an American author who has been the rabbi at Temple Beth Sholom in Hamden, Connecticut since 1983.[1]
He was educated at Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS). He also received his Ph.D. from JTS.
Scolnic is the model for one of the rabbinical detectives in Jacob Appel's murder mystery Wedding Wipeout.[2]
Scolnic was the editor of the journal Conservative Judaism from 1993–2000. He has taught at Yale University, the University of Connecticut, and JTS.[3]
He served as the host for a series of The Eternal Light radio shows, produced by JTS.[citation needed]
Scolnic is the author of books and articles and essays on the Bible, feminism, liturgy, Jewish education, the relationship between religion and the media, and the future of Conservative Judaism.
Published books
[edit | edit source]- Theme and Context in Biblical Lists (1995), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Chronology and Papponymy : A List of the Judean High Priests of the Persian Period, (1999), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Are You Talking to Me? (2001), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Shoes for the Road: Thoughts for Living in a Troubled Time (2003), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Alcimus, Enemy of the Maccabees (2004), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- If the Egyptians Drowned in the Red Sea, Where are Pharaoh's Chariots? Exploring the Historical Dimension of the Bible (2005), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Unfinished Business (2006),
- Conservative Judaism and the Faces of God's Words (2006), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Thy Brother's Blood: The Maccabees and the Morality of Kinship (2007), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
References
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