Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg is author of The Three Pillars of
Judaism, The Eternal Journey: Meditations on the Jewish Year,
and most recently, The Silence of Dark Water: An Inner Journey.
Born
in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1957, Jonathan Wittenberg moved to
London with his parents in 1963. He was born into a family with
a long rabbinical tradition going back several generations in
Germany and Eastern Europe. Having earned his degree in
literature at the University of Cambridge, he studied for the
rabbinate at Leo Baeck College in London, and in Jerusalem.
Since 1987, he has been Rabbi of the
New North London Synagogue, and in 2008, he
was appointed Senior Rabbi of the Masorti Movement. Rabbi
Wittenberg is married to Nicola Solomon and they have three
children.
As
Rabbi of the New North London Synagogue (and more recently, as
Senior Rabbi of the Masorti Movement), Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
plays a leading role in the development of the Masorti community
in Great Britain, a movement which fosters traditional,
non-fundamentalist Judaism. He has written several books, is a
sought-after speaker and an advocate of interfaith dialogue.
Joining with Christian and Muslim religious leaders he strives
to promote understanding and cooperation between different
faiths. Rabbi Wittenberg has worked in multi-faith hospital and
hospice settings.
Together with leading figures, including the Bishop of Oxford,
he is working to establish a multi-faith school in London. The
school would offer pupils from different faiths the opportunity
to study secular subjects together and share the wisdom of their
traditions, while also studying their own religion in depth.
Rabbi Wittenberg’s writings reflect his strong interest in
literature, pastoral care and the spiritual tradition of
Judaism. In addition to his books, he has written articles for a
range of different publications; he is a regular contributor to
The Jewish Chronicle and Conservative Judaism, and he has
featured on BBC Radio 4’s Prayer of the Day.
Rabbi Wittenberg writes about the Jewish faith, moral issues,
his love of nature, the spiritual search, human responsibility,
and the transience of life. He believes that accepting life’s
limitations is essential; only when we struggle with them do we
obtain freedom.
Please find below links to some of Rabbi Wittenberg's articles
that can be found on the Web:
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PUBLISHED PRESS ARTICLES WRITTEN BY RABBI WITTENBERG
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The Jewish Chronicle
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The
Guardian
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The Times Online
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