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?

August 28, 2018

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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