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==Biography==
⚫ '''Brant Rosen''' (born 1963) is an American ], journalist, author and ]ger, known for his activism and outspokenness on behalf of the ].
Rosen is a native of ].<ref name="dailynorthwestern.com">{{cite web|url=http://dailynorthwestern.com/2009/07/01/archive-manual/local-rabbi-breaks-barriers/ |title=Local Rabbi Breaks Barriers |publisher=Daily Northwestern |date=2009-07-01 |accessdate=2013-09-08}}</ref> He is a graduate of the ]<ref name="dailynorthwestern.com"/> and the ].<ref name="forusa.rg">{{cite web |url=http://forusa.org/content/rabbi-brant-rosen |title=Rabbi Brant Rosen |publisher=Fellowship of Reconciliation |accessdate=2014-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425115442/http://forusa.org/content/rabbi-brant-rosen |archive-date=2015-04-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Biography == ==Career and activism==
Rosen is the rabbi of ], an ] synagogue he founded in August 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Weissman |first=Sara |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tzedek-chicago-non-zionist_55d786b8e4b04ae4970348e2 |title=A New Synagogue In Chicago Is Billing Itself As 'Non-Zionist' &#124; Huffpost Religion |publisher=huffingtonpost.com |date=2015-08-22 |accessdate=2015-08-24}}</ref> Rosen previously served as the rabbi of the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in ] from 1998<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forward.com/articles/187958/brant-rosen-suburban-chicago-rabbi-doubles-as-fire/?p=all/ |title=Brant Rosen, Suburban Chicago Rabbi, Doubles as Firebrand Critic of Israel - Jewish Forward |publisher=forward.com |date= |accessdate=2014-12-23}}</ref> to 2014,<ref name="afsc.org">{{cite web|date=2014-10-21|title=Brant Rosen named new Regional Director for AFSC's Midwest Region - AFSC|url=http://www.afsc.org/story/brant-rosen-named-new-regional-director-afscs-midwest-region/|publisher=afsc.org|accessdate=2014-12-23}}</ref> when he resigned, citing increasing tension over his Palestine solidarity activism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-rabbi-resigns-met-20140904-story.html |title=Evanston rabbi quits over pro-Palestinian activism - Chicago Tribune |publisher=chicagotribune.com |date= |accessdate=2018-12-28}}</ref> After leaving JRC, Rosen became the Midwest Regional Director of the ], a ] organization. In 2019, he left AFSC to serve Tzedek Chicago as its full time rabbi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tzedekchicago.org/rabbi_rosen_is_now_tzedeks_full_time_rabbi/ |title=Rabbi Rosen is Now Tzedek's Full Time Rabbi - Tzedek Chicago |publisher=tzedekchicago.org |date= |accessdate=2018-12-28}}</ref>


⚫ Rosen is a former president of the ] and is the co-founder and co-chairperson of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/campaigns/jvps-new-rabbinic-council-4 |title=Campaigns &#124; JVP's Rabbinical Council |publisher=Jewish Voice for Peace |date=2010-09-21 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> In 2009, he co-founded the Jewish Fast for ], or ] Tzedek with Rabbi Brian Walt.<ref>{{cite web|author=rbguy |url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/07/13/753164/-Ta-anit-Tzedek-The-Jewish-Fast-For-Gaza |title=Ta'anit Tzedek- The Jewish Fast For Gaza |publisher=Daily Kos |date=2009-07-13 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> Under his leadership, the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation built their new building with an environmentally sustainable design in 2008, becoming the first house of worship to ever receive a ] by the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jrc-evanston.org/green-shul/project-history |title=How did we do it? A History... &#124; Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation |publisher=Jrc-evanston.org |date=2008-02-10 |accessdate=2013-09-08}}</ref> He was the recipient of ]'s Green Award for his environmental leadership in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/April-2009/The-Green-Awards/Brant-Rosen/ |title=The Builder - Chicago |publisher=Chicagomag.com |date= |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref>
Rosen is a native of ], CA. He is a graduate of the ] and the ]. He is married to Hallie Rosen and has two sons, Gabriel and Jonah.<ref name="jrc-evanston">{{cite web|url=http://http://jrc-evanston.org/about/clergy |title=Our Clergy &#124; Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation |publisher=jrc-evanston.org |date= |accessdate=2013-09-08}}</ref>


==Writing==
== Career and activism ==
⚫ Rosen's blog explores "the intersection between Judaism and social justice, with a particular emphasis on Israel/Palestine." In 2012, Just World Books published his book, "Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi's Path to Palestinian Solidarity,"<ref>{{cite web |author=Choose ship-to country |url=http://justworldbooks.com/wrestling-in-the-daylight-a-rabbis-path-to-palestinian-solidarity/ |title=Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi's Path to Palestinian Solidarity, paperback - Just World Books Webstore |publisher=Justworldbooks.com |accessdate=2013-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604124619/http://justworldbooks.com/wrestling-in-the-daylight-a-rabbis-path-to-palestinian-solidarity/ |archive-date=2013-06-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fisher |first=Jennifer |url=http://evanston.patch.com/articles/evanston-rabbi-turns-blog-into-book-on-israel-palestine |title=Evanston Rabbi Turns Blog Into Book On Israel, Palestine - Business - Evanston, IL Patch |publisher=Evanston.patch.com |date=2012-09-10 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> which featured his posts and numerous reader comments from ''Shalom Rav.'' Rosen is also the author of the blog , where he posts his poetry and thoughts on Judaism and spirituality. In 2018, Tzedek Chicago published his chapbook of original prayers, He has contributed op-eds to '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-brant-rosen/ |title=Rabbi Brant Rosen |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/09/27/a-call-to-moral-accounting/ |title=A call to moral accounting - Chicago Tribune |publisher=Articles.chicagotribune.com |date=2009-09-27 |access-date=2013-06-06}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.forward.com/forward-thinking/165689/calling-israels-discrimination-what-it-is/ |title=Calling Israel's Discrimination What It Is - Jewish Forward |publisher=blogs/forward.com.com |date=2012-11-08 |accessdate=2013-07-22}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://truthout.org/articles/responding-to-anti-semitic-violence-with-solidaritys-sacred-power/ |title=Responding to Anti-Semitic Violence with Solidarity's Sacred Power - Truthout |publisher=truthout.org |date=2018-10-28 |accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosen |first=Brant |url=http://www.jta.org/2012/10/23/news-opinion/opinion/op-ed-christians-letter-was-reasonable-worded-sensitively |title=Op-Ed: Christians' letter was reasonable, worded sensitively &#124; Jewish Telegraphic Agency |publisher=Jta.org |date=2012-10-23 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> and other media outlets.<ref name="jrc-evanston">{{cite web |url=http://www.jrc-evanston.org/content/clergy |title=Our Clergy {{!}} Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation |publisher=Jrc-evanston.org |accessdate=2013-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605080339/http://jrc-evanston.org/content/clergy |archive-date=2013-06-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


⚫ ==Awards==
Rosen is currently the rabbi of the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in ]. He is a former president of the ] and is the co-founder and co-chairperson of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/campaigns/jvps-new-rabbinic-council-4 |title=Campaigns &#124; JVP's Rabbinical Council |publisher=Jewish Voice for Peace |date=2010-09-21 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> He has served on the boards of numerous national and local organizations, including ], ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://btvshalom.org/btvshalom.org/chapters/chicago/ |title=Chapter Activities - Chicago, IL |publisher=Btvshalom.org |date= |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> and .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://handsofpeace.org/our-advisory-board |title=Our Advisory Board |publisher=Hands of Peace |date= |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref><ref>http://www.jewcy.com/author/brant_rosen</ref> He is an activist for peace, social justice, and human rights, and he has travelled to the former ], ], ], ], and ] as part of peace delegations.<ref name="jrc-evanston">{{cite web|url=http://www.jrc-evanston.org/content/clergy |title=Our Clergy &#124; Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation |publisher=Jrc-evanston.org |date= |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> He has done much Palestinian solidarity work, and he advocates a solution to the ] that goes beyond a ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rabbibrant.com/2013/01/04/time-for-visions-beyond-the-two-state-solution/ |title=Time for Visions Beyond the Two State Solution &#124; Shalom Rav |publisher=Rabbibrant.com |date=2013-01-04 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> and affords full citizenship, civil rights and human rights to Jewish and non-Jewish inhabitants alike.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alexis Krell |url=http://www.theolympian.com/2013/05/08/2536843/rabbis-palestinian-solidarity.html |title=Rabbi’s ‘Palestinian solidarity’ definitely different - South Sound - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington news, weather and sports |publisher=The Olympian |date=2013-05-08 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> In 2009, he co-founded the Jewish Fast for ], or ] Tzedek with Rabbi Brian Walt.<ref>{{cite web|author=rbguy |url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2009/07/13/753164/-Ta-anit-Tzedek-The-Jewish-Fast-For-Gaza |title=Ta'anit Tzedek- The Jewish Fast For Gaza |publisher=Daily Kos |date=2009-07-13 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref>
⚫ In 2008, Rosen was named one of the Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in America by '']'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=2742 |title=Newsweek Ranks America's Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis |publisher=Luke Ford |date=2008-04-13 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> In 2009 he was awarded the "Partner in Justice" Award by ]: The Jewish Service Corps<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs081/1101455485702/archive/1102592599561.html |title=Avodah Alumni Announcements |publisher=archive.constantcontact.com |date=2009-06-01 |accessdate=2013-06-13}}</ref> and he received the "Inspiration for Hope Award" by the ] in 2010 for his social justice activism in the Middle East.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afsc.org/event/middle-east-program-annual-benefit |title=Middle East Program Annual Benefit &#124; American Friends Service Committee |publisher=Afsc.org |date=2010-10-24 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref>


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⚫ Rosen is also an active environmentalist. Under his leadership, his synagogue, the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, built their new building with an environmentally sustainable design in 2008, becoming the first house of worship to ever receive a ] by the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jrc-evanston.org/content/how-did-we-do-it-history |title=How did we do it? A History... &#124; Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation |publisher=Jrc-evanston.org |date=2008-02-10 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> He was the recipient of ]’s Green Award for his environmental leadership in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/April-2009/The-Green-Awards/Brant-Rosen/ |title=The Builder - Chicago |publisher=Chicagomag.com |date= |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref>
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⚫ Rosen began blogging in 2006 as a way to communicate better with his congregation. His blog focused on issues of social justice in general; however, after Israel launched ], a 23-day-long military attack against Gaza, in December 2008, his focus shifted to ]. In 2012, Just World Books published his book, "Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi's Path to Palestinian Solidarity,"<ref>{{cite web|author=Choose ship-to country: |url=http://justworldbooks.com/wrestling-in-the-daylight-a-rabbis-path-to-palestinian-solidarity/ |title=Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi's Path to Palestinian Solidarity, paperback - Just World Books Webstore |publisher=Justworldbooks.com |date= |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fisher |first=Jennifer |url=http://evanston.patch.com/articles/evanston-rabbi-turns-blog-into-book-on-israel-palestine |title=Evanston Rabbi Turns Blog Into Book On Israel, Palestine - Business - Evanston, IL Patch |publisher=Evanston.patch.com |date=2012-09-10 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> which featured his posts and numerous reader comments from ''Shalom Rav.'' Rosen is also the author of the blog , where he posts his poetry and thoughts on Judaism and spirituality. He has contributed to '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-brant-rosen/ |title=Rabbi Brant Rosen |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-09-27/news/0909260269_1_yom-kippur-israel-blockade |title=A call to moral accounting - Chicago Tribune |publisher=Articles.chicagotribune.com |date=2009-09-27 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> '']'', <ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.forward.com/forward-thinking/165689/calling-israels-discrimination-what-it-is/ |title=Calling Israel's Discrimination What It Is - Jewish Forward |publisher=blogs/forward.com.com |date=2012-11-08 |accessdate=2013-07-22}}</ref> '']'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Rosen |first=Brant |url=http://www.jta.org/2012/10/23/news-opinion/opinion/op-ed-christians-letter-was-reasonable-worded-sensitively |title=Op-Ed: Christians’ letter was reasonable, worded sensitively &#124; Jewish Telegraphic Agency |publisher=Jta.org |date=2012-10-23 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> and other media outlets.<ref name="jrc-evanston" />
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⚫ In 2008, Rosen was named one of the Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in America by '']'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=2742 |title=Newsweek Ranks America’s Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis |publisher=Luke Ford |date=2008-04-13 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref> In 2009 he was awarded the "Partner in Justice" Award by ]: The Jewish Service Corps <ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs081/1101455485702/archive/1102592599561.html |title=Avodah Alumni Announcements |publisher=archive.constantcontact.com |date=2009-6-1 |accessdate=2013-6-13}}</ref> and he received the “Inspiration for Hope Award” by the ] in 2010 for his social justice activism in the Middle East.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afsc.org/event/middle-east-program-annual-benefit |title=Middle East Program Annual Benefit &#124; American Friends Service Committee |publisher=Afsc.org |date=2010-10-24 |accessdate=2013-06-06}}</ref>

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American rabbi and blogger (born 1963)
Rosen in 2009

Brant Rosen (born February 22, 1963) is an American rabbi and blogger, known for his pro-Palestinian activism.

Biography

Rosen is a native of Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.

Career and activism

Rosen is the rabbi of Tzedek Chicago, an anti-Zionist synagogue he founded in August 2015. Rosen previously served as the rabbi of the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston, Illinois from 1998 to 2014, when he resigned, citing increasing tension over his Palestine solidarity activism. After leaving JRC, Rosen became the Midwest Regional Director of the American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization. In 2019, he left AFSC to serve Tzedek Chicago as its full time rabbi.

Rosen is a former president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association and is the co-founder and co-chairperson of the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council. In 2009, he co-founded the Jewish Fast for Gaza, or Ta'anit Tzedek with Rabbi Brian Walt. Under his leadership, the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation built their new building with an environmentally sustainable design in 2008, becoming the first house of worship to ever receive a Platinum rating by the U.S. Green Building Council. He was the recipient of Chicago Magazine's Green Award for his environmental leadership in 2009.

Writing

Rosen's blog Shalom Rav explores "the intersection between Judaism and social justice, with a particular emphasis on Israel/Palestine." In 2012, Just World Books published his book, "Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi's Path to Palestinian Solidarity," which featured his posts and numerous reader comments from Shalom Rav. Rosen is also the author of the blog Yedid Nefesh, where he posts his poetry and thoughts on Judaism and spirituality. In 2018, Tzedek Chicago published his chapbook of original prayers, "Songs After the Revolution: New Jewish Liturgy." He has contributed op-eds to The Huffington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Forward, Truthout, The Jewish Telegraphic Agency, and other media outlets.

Awards

In 2008, Rosen was named one of the Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis in America by Newsweek magazine. In 2009 he was awarded the "Partner in Justice" Award by Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps and he received the "Inspiration for Hope Award" by the American Friends Service Committee in 2010 for his social justice activism in the Middle East.

References

  1. ^ "Local Rabbi Breaks Barriers". Daily Northwestern. 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  2. "Rabbi Brant Rosen". Fellowship of Reconciliation. Archived from the original on 2015-04-25. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  3. Weissman, Sara (2015-08-22). "A New Synagogue In Chicago Is Billing Itself As 'Non-Zionist' | Huffpost Religion". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  4. "Brant Rosen, Suburban Chicago Rabbi, Doubles as Firebrand Critic of Israel - Jewish Forward". forward.com. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  5. "Brant Rosen named new Regional Director for AFSC's Midwest Region - AFSC". afsc.org. 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  6. "Evanston rabbi quits over pro-Palestinian activism - Chicago Tribune". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  7. "Rabbi Rosen is Now Tzedek's Full Time Rabbi - Tzedek Chicago". tzedekchicago.org. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  8. "Campaigns | JVP's Rabbinical Council". Jewish Voice for Peace. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  9. rbguy (2009-07-13). "Ta'anit Tzedek- The Jewish Fast For Gaza". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  10. "How did we do it? A History... | Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation". Jrc-evanston.org. 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2013-09-08.
  11. "The Builder - Chicago". Chicagomag.com. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  12. Choose ship-to country. "Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi's Path to Palestinian Solidarity, paperback - Just World Books Webstore". Justworldbooks.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  13. Fisher, Jennifer (2012-09-10). "Evanston Rabbi Turns Blog Into Book On Israel, Palestine - Business - Evanston, IL Patch". Evanston.patch.com. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  14. "Rabbi Brant Rosen". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  15. "A call to moral accounting - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  16. "Calling Israel's Discrimination What It Is - Jewish Forward". blogs/forward.com.com. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  17. "Responding to Anti-Semitic Violence with Solidarity's Sacred Power - Truthout". truthout.org. 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  18. Rosen, Brant (2012-10-23). "Op-Ed: Christians' letter was reasonable, worded sensitively | Jewish Telegraphic Agency". Jta.org. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  19. "Our Clergy | Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation". Jrc-evanston.org. Archived from the original on 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  20. "Newsweek Ranks America's Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis". Luke Ford. 2008-04-13. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  21. "Avodah Alumni Announcements". archive.constantcontact.com. 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  22. "Middle East Program Annual Benefit | American Friends Service Committee". Afsc.org. 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2013-06-06.

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