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Widespread Influence: Rabbi Shulweis is regarded as the most successful and influential pulpit rabbi of his generation. He offered many Jews a way to return to a belief in God in the shadow of the Holocaust.

Social Justice: He worked to reshape congregations by emphasizing outreach to alienated Jews and “unchurched” Christians including those in the LGBT community. He also launched The Foundation for the Righteous– an organization recognizing Christians who rescued Jews during the Holocaust.

Expert Author: Dr. Edward Feinstein teaches at American Jewish University and is a a senior rabbi at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California where he studied extensively under Rabbi Harold Shulweis. He is the author of The Chutzpah Imperative and Tough Questions Jews Ask among others.