Arthur Waskow is a Reconstructionist Judaism rabbi widely considered to be one of the leaders of the Jewish Renewal movement. He has been involved with Jewish Renewal since 1969, and is a "Pathfinder" of ALEPH: the Alliance for Jewish Renewal. He founded and directs The Shalom Center, an organization which acts to "protect and heal the earth" in ways grounded in Jewish thought and practice.
Waskow is author of several books, among them Godwrestling (1978), Seasons of Our Joy (1982) and Down-to-Earth Judaism (1995). He was one of the creators of the Freedom Seder in 1969, and founded and edits the journal New Menorah. Waskow has taught at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and in the religion departments at several American universities. He also teaches at Elat Chayyim, the transdenominational Jewish retreat center in the Catskills.
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