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Brant Rosen
Born(1963-02-22)February 22, 1963
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationCongregational Rabbi

Brant Rosen (born 1963) is an American rabbi, journalist, author and blogger, known for his activism and outspokenness on behalf of the Palestinian people.

Biography

Rosen is a native of Santa Monica, CA. He received his BA from University of California, Los Angeles in 1986 and his Masters Degree and rabbinical ordination from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 1992. He is married to Hallie Rosen (nee Esbin) and has two sons, Gabe and Jonah.

Career and activism

Rosen is currently the rabbi of the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston, Illinois. He 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. He has served on the boards of numerous national and local organizations, including Rabbis for Human Rights-North America, Brit Tzedek v'Shalom, and Hands of Peace. He is an activist for peace, social justice, and human rights, and he has travelled to the former Soviet Union, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, and Iran as part of peace delegations. He has done much Palestinian solidarity work, and he advocates a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that goes beyond a two state solution and affords full citizenship, civil rights and human rights to Jewish and non-Jewish inhabitants alike. In 2009, he co-founded the Jewish Fast for Gaza, or Ta'anit Tzedek with Rabbi Brian Walt.

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 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 began blogging in 2006 as a way to communicate better with his congregation. His blog Shalom Rav focused on issues of social justice in general; however, after Israel launched Operation Cast Lead, a 23-day-long military attack against Gaza, in December 2008, his focus shifted to Israeli-Palestinian relations. From that time on, his posts increasingly documented his transition from Liberal Zionism to Palestinian solidarity activism. 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. He has contributed to The Huffington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Forward, 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

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  12. Choose ship-to country:. "Wrestling in the Daylight: A Rabbi's Path to Palestinian Solidarity, paperback - Just World Books Webstore". Justworldbooks.com. Retrieved 2013-06-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  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. Rosen, Brant (2012-10-23). "Op-Ed: Christians' letter was reasonable, worded sensitively | Jewish Telegraphic Agency". Jta.org. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  18. "Newsweek Ranks America's Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis". Luke Ford. 2008-04-13. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  19. "Avodah Alumni Announcements". archive.constantcontact.com. 2009-6-1. Retrieved 2013-6-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  20. "Middle East Program Annual Benefit | American Friends Service Committee". Afsc.org. 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2013-06-06.

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