RABBI ROBERT N. LEVINE, D.D.
Senior Rabbi
Robert Levine, Senior Rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Sholom for the past
18 years, is an inspiring speaker, teacher, and counselor to congregants
and community alike. A clear thinker with a terrific sense of humor, he
is a
sought-after speaker and media guest on national radio and television
programs.
Especially active in communal affairs, he is the past President of the New York Board of Rabbis, as well as
having served as Vice-President and Chairman of its Interfaith
Committee. He chairs a Catholic/Jewish Dialogue with the Archdiocese of
the City of New York, has chaired the publications committee of the
Central Conference of American Rabbis, is a member of the Commission of
Religious Leaders of New York City, and is on the board of the American
Jewish Committee.
Rabbi Levine is the author of three books. Rabbi Robert Levine’s latest
book, What God Can Do For You Now: For Seekers Who Want to Believe
(Sourcebooks, Inc. 2008), represents his personal faith journey and is
for Jews, Christians and secularists who want to find a way back from
skepticism and self-doubt about God. He asserts that with all our
reservations, we can still have a real relationship with God that
matters for our lives and for the world that needs action emerging from
faith. Where Are You When I Need
You? Befriending God When Life Hurts (HarperSanFrancisco, 1996)
offers timeless stories and anecdotes for readers of all ages and faiths
to strengthen and renew their relationship with God, even in the face of
one’s gravest doubts. In There Is No Messiah and You’re It: The
Stunning Transformation of Judaism’s Most Provocative Idea (Jewish
Lights, 2003), Rabbi Levine urges us to recognize that the powerful
messianic ideals we’re waiting to have delivered to us are already
present in our own lives.
Rabbi Levine was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute
of Religion in 1977 and received his Doctorate of Divinity Degree in
March 2002. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Columbia College. In 1997
he received the Maria and Joel Finkle Prize as Rabbi of the Year,
presented by the New York Board of Rabbis; and in 2002, he was the
recipient of the International Humanitarian Award by The World Union for
Progressive Judaism, alongside Ehud Barak, former Prime Minister of
Israel.
Phone Number:
(646) 454-3020
Email Address:
rabbilevine@crsnyc.org
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