Meditations of a maverick rabbi : selected writings of Albert S. Axelrad : published on the occasion of his 20th anniversary in the rabbinate / edited by Stephen J. Whitfield ; foreword by Nahum N. Glatzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Axelrad, Albert S., 1938-

Contributor:

Whitfield, Stephen J., 1942-

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections. 1984

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--United States.

Judaism.

Jewish college students.

Rabbis.

United States.

Rabbis--United States--Office.

Jewish college students--United States.

Israel.

Rabbis--Office.

Physical Description:

xx, 170 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Chappaqua, NY : Rossel Books, [1985]

Summary:

Albert S. Axelrad invariably provides intriguing insights to the pressing problems and needs of the Jewish community, while at the same time striking a note of realism and optimism about Jewish life at home and abroad. In these writings, he addresses a broad spectrum of his active interests - the meaning of the chaplaincy, the complexities of mixed marriage, the place of Israel in Jewish life and in world politics, and the glory of spiritual resistance. Rabbi Axelrad has served as the chaplain, Hillel rabbi and B'nai B'rith Hillel director at Brandeis University since his ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York in 1965. Through the years he has played important roles not only in the university setting, but in his work in prisons, mental hospitals, nursing and convalescent homes, drug addiction and rehabilitation centers, summer camps, and activist movements on behalf of peace in the Middle East and the cause of Soviet Jewry. He lectures widely and his writings - appearing regularly in anthologies, journals, and magazines - reflect the diversity and intensity of his labors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-170).

OCLC:

30315760