Alan Lew
Alan Lew (1943–2009) was a Conservative rabbi best known for establishing the world's first Jewish meditation center and for his work bridging Jewish and Buddhist traditions.[1][2] Lew was often described as "the Zen rabbi," a phrase that he himself used in the title of his book One God Clapping: The Spiritual Path of a Zen Rabbi.[2][3]
Biography
Born in
teshuvah (repentance).[4]
Selected works
- Be Still and Get Going: A Jewish Meditation Practice for Real Life (2007)
- This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation (2003) [5]
- One God Clapping: The Spiritual Path of a Zen Rabbi (1999)[6]
References
- ^ a b c Green, David B. (2015-01-12). "This Day in Jewish History 2009: A Man Who Brought Buddhist Enlightenment to Jews Dies". Haaretz. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ a b "Zen rabbi Alan Lew dies". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ Palevsky, Stacey (2009-01-14). "Rabbi Alan Lew, influential Zen rabbi, dies suddenly at 65". J. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ a b "September 15, 2006 ~ Rabbi Alan Lew | September 15, 2006 | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS". Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. 2006-09-15. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ISBN 0316739081.
- ^ Google Books (Click on "p. iv" link for full data)
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