As the Jewish world mourns the loss of Rabbi David Ellenson, tributes are coming in from an astoundingly diverse array of individuals and organizations. All of us who were fortunate to know him remember not only his achievements but also.
Good Friday morning.In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we report on a new survey by Brandeis University about antisemitism on college campuses. We feature opinion pieces by Rabbi Shirley Idelson about the leadership style of Rabbi David Ellenson, who died last week, and Natalie Barth about her recent trip to.
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) shares with great sorrow the sudden passing of Rabbi David Ellenson, Ph.D., renowned educator, scholar, leader, and friend. The Chancellor Emeritus of HUC-JIR, Rabbi Ellenson served distinguished terms both as President (2001–2013) and as Interim President (2018–2019), returning to guide the institution following the tragic death of Rabbi Aaron Panken, Ph.D., z”l.
The Reform world and the entire Jewish world are robbed ideologically because our friend, teacher, mentor, trailblazer, Rabbi David Ellenson, won’t be with us to make the old-new paradigms we need.