Background
Wurzburger, Walter Samuel was born on March 29, 1920 in Munich, Germany. Son of Adolf W. and Hedwig (Tannenwald) Wurzburger.
(Rabbi Wurzburger examines the “proofs for the existence o...)
Rabbi Wurzburger examines the “proofs for the existence of God” that philosophers throughout the centuries have expounded, and then shows how each person can find his own “proof” by first understanding his personal relationship to God.
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(Unlike many traditional Jewish thinkers who contend that ...)
Unlike many traditional Jewish thinkers who contend that only halachic norms dictate matters of ethics and morality, Wurzburger argues that cultivation of an ethical personality is a religious imperative. This book bridges the gap between liberal Jewish philosophy and modern Orthodoxy.
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Wurzburger, Walter Samuel was born on March 29, 1920 in Munich, Germany. Son of Adolf W. and Hedwig (Tannenwald) Wurzburger.
Bachelor, Yeshiva University, 1944. Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Yeshiva University, 1987. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1946.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1951.
Rabbi, Congregation Chai Odom, Boston, 1944-1953; rabbi, Shaarei Shomayim Congregation, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1953-1967; rabbi, Shaaray Tefila Congregation, Lawrence, New York, 1967-1994; Rabbi emeritus, Shaaray Tefila Congregation, Lawrence, New York, since 1994; editor, Tradition, New York City, 1961-1987; columnist, Toronto Telegram, 1957-1967; adjunct associate professor philosophy, Yeshiva U., 1967-1980; Adjunct Professor, Yeshiva U., since 1980.
(Rabbi Wurzburger examines the “proofs for the existence o...)
(Unlike many traditional Jewish thinkers who contend that ...)
Member of Executive Committee United Jewish Welfare Funds of Toronto, 1965-1967. Pastchmn. commission on adoptions, synagogue commission, trustee Federation Jewish Philanthropies New York. Board directors Union Orthodox Jewish Congregations American;Chairman of Commission on interreligious affairs Synagogue Council American, 1973-1975, 83-87, president, 1981-1983, honorary president, 1983-1985.
Member interfaith committee United Community Funds of Toronto, 1960-1967. Vice president synagogue commission Federation Philanthropies, 1973-1975. Member of national advising committee United Jewish Appeal American, 1971-1978.
Member Rabbinical Council American (past president), Rabbinical Council Canada (past president).
Married Naomi C. Rabinovitz, August 19, 1947. Children— Benjamin W., Myron I., Joshua J.