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About Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
Abner & Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, American Jewish University.
Harvard University, B.A. (History and Literature) cum laude, 1981
Jewish Theological Seminary, M.A. (Jewish Studies), rabbinical ordination, 1988
Hebrew Union College, Magnin School of Graduate Studies, Doctor of Hebrew Letters, 2010
Rabbi Artson grew up an atheist in San Francisco, a surprising beginning for a traditional rabbi! Always a proud freethinking Jew, he didn’t delve into Judaism as religion until he attended Harvard University. There, with the help of Hillel Rabbi Ben Zion Gold, he began “to think about religious questions on a personal level.”
Rabbi Artson was ordained with honors at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and he served for a decade as the rabbi of Congregation Eilat, Mission Viejo, California, a Conservative synagogue. Following his pulpit service, Rabbi Artson was the Executive Vice President of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California and a member of the Senior Management of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles. In 1999, he was invited to become the dean of the Zeigler School, a Rabbinical Seminary associated with the American Jewish University and Conservative Judaism.
A popular speaker, Rabbi Artson has been a member of the faculty of the Wexner Heritage Foundation and the Wexner Graduate Fellowship Program. He served on the Professional Advisory Committee of the Jewish National Fund Department of Education. Rabbi Artson was the Founding Chair of the Special Publications Committee of the Rabbinical Assembly. For many years he has served as a Scholar-In-Residence for several programs of various Camps Ramah. He is a member of Advisory Board of the Conversion to Judaism Resource Center, and a frequent teacher at the UJC/Federation’s General Assembly. Rabbi Artson is a member of the Rabbinic Cabinet of the UJC, and has been a popular keynote speaker and teacher for CAJE conferences, of which he is a life member.
Rabbi Artson is the author of nine books and over 200 published articles. The founding author of the weekly "A Word of Torah" Column in the Southern California Jewish Heritage, which he wrote for 7 years, Rabbi Artson now writes "Today's Torah," a weekly Torah commentary with over 12,000 Internet subscribers.
In 2006, Rabbi Artson was the recipient of the Red Yarmulke Humanitarian Award. In recognition of "Outstanding Contributions to Jewish Education," He was the 1996 Honoree of the Orange County Bureau of Jewish Education. Through his Introduction to Judaism program, he helped over 200 people convert to Judaism. Rabbi Artson lives with his wife, Elana. and they are the parents of twins, Shira and Jacob.
BOOKS BY RABBI BRADLEY S. ARTSON
Love Peace and Pursue Peace: A Jewish Response to War and Nuclear Annihilation (1988).
It’s A Mitzvah! Step-By-Step to Jewish Living (1995)
The Bedside Torah: Wisdom, Visions, and Dreams (2001)
Making A Difference, One Mitzvah at a Time: Jewish Spirituality in Action, with Gila Gevirtz (2001)
I have Some Questions About God (2001)
Jewish Answers to Real-Life’s Questions (2004)
The Gift of Soul: Spiritual Resources for Leadership & Mentoring (2006)
Walking With God (2007)
Everyday Torah: Weekly Reflections and Inspirations (2008)
Walking With Justice (2008)
Walking With Life (2009)
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PRESENTS:
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
Almighty? No way!
Learning to Love the God you Actually Believe In
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In his youth, Brad Artson grew up struggling with the notion of a God. Later, when he became a rabbi and took his first pulpit, he noticed that many congregants struggle with concepts of God that reflect what they believe are the dominant theology of Judaism.Holding these ideas about God, did not seem to serve people well when they experienced the most difficult moments of their lives. In this webinar, Artson will suggest that there are problems with the dominant notions of theology. He will explain that he believes that many, many Jews have rejected these ideas which leave them in a qandry about their religious beliefs. His approach, called "process theology" articulates the ideas that are actually held by many Jews into a theological language that everyone can understand.
Rabbi Artson will raise many questions in his presentation including:
What is the nature of God that most people have been taught?
How does our concept of God affect how we feel about the things that happen to us in our lives
How does a personal God relate to human beings?
How can each of us find the God that we can believe in?
This teaching will give you a new perspective on HOW to think about God. You may wonder…
- Why no one ever told you this information before?
- Whether the God Artson describes is really the God of the Bible and the prayerbook?
- Whether this God still demands prayer or good works or mitzvot from you?
Are you curious to hear more from Rabbi Artson about this topic? If so, please register now for this exciting opportunity to learn and ponder!
TESTIMONIALS ABOUT BRAD ARTSON AND HIS TEACHING:
One of the most insightful and articulate rabbis of his generation--Rabbi Harold Kushner
Artson is a powerful teacher and a dialectical one. He develops important messages and metaphors, but he portrays their limits as well. In everything that Rabbi Artson does in his books and in his life's work, he behaves like the Tzaddik that he is. He comforts the afflicted and challenges the comfortable and his compassion is over all of Brad's works. Bring a great teacher and spiritual guide into your life. --Rabbi Yitz Greenberg
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1.Get Four EXTRA articles about God by Brad Artson.
2. Download a Listeners Guide to help you focus and learn.
3. The recorded webinar when it becomes available within 4-5 days after the live broadcast so you can listen again.
4. A Guide for those wanting to use the ideas in this webinar for teaching their own children or their students from school age to adult. (available soon after the webcast).
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