12:30PM. After Shabbat morning services everyone is invited to a discussion with Reconstructionist Rabbi David Teutsch, one of the foremost Jewish communal thinkers in America today.
Somewhere between the complete autonomy of the individual Jew (Reform) and the legally binding authority of the rabbi and halakha (Conservative) lies a refreshing approach to Judaism in which democracy and community serve as the foundation for modern Jewish life and practice.
Abridged Biography of Rabbi David Teutsch
Attended a Conservative synagogue as a child in Salt Lake City, UT
BA in Jewish Studies from Harvard University, Boston, MA
Ordination and MA form Hebrew Union College (Reform), New York, NY
After ordination, joined the Conservative Rabbinical Assembly
Later served as Executive Director for the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
PhD in Organizational Ethics from the Wharton School at University of PA
President, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Philadelphia, PA (1993 - 2002)
Director, Center for Jewish Ethics, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (2002 – present)
Selected Publications of Rabbi David Teutsch
Author, Spiritual Community: The Power to Restore Hope, Commitment and Joy (2005)
Editor, Behoref Hayamim: In the Winter of Life: A Values-Based Jewish Guide for Decision-Making at the End of Life (2002)
Editor, Imagining the Jewish Future (1992)
Reconstructionist Guides to Jewish Practice
Editor in Chief, Kol Haneshamah Reconstructionist prayer book series (7 volumes)