Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Michael Strassfeld is the rabbi emeritus of the SAJ-Society for the Advancement of Judaism. He is an editor of The Jewish Catalogs and with Joy Levitt, A Night of Questions: A Passover Haggadah. His new book Judaism Disrupted: A Spiritual Manifesto for the 21st Century was just published by Ben Yehuda Press.

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Why Bother With Judaism?

In this speech from the 2017 RRA convention, Rabbi Michael Strassfeld reflects on redemption, responsibility and embodying Torah as Jewish leaders and community members.

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