Stuart Weinblatt

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Stuart Weinblatt
Hebrew Union College
OccupationRabbi

Stuart Weinblatt is an ordained rabbi and the President of the Rabbinic Cabinet of the Jewish Federations of North America.[1][2] He is the senior rabbi of Congregation B’nai Tzedek in Potomac, Maryland. He and his wife founded the Conservative synagogue in 1988 with only a handful of families. The congregation's membership is now over 650 families.[3] Rabbi Weinblatt also served as Director of Israel Policy and Advocacy for the Rabbinical Assembly starting in 2009[4][5] and was tapped by the Jewish National Fund to head up and organize their "Rabbis for Israel" affinity group.[6]

Biography

Rabbi Weinblatt graduated from the

Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, where he was ordained in 1979.[6]

Career & activities

Rabbi Weinblatt has held a number of leadership positions in Jewish organizations at both the local and national level. He has chaired the National Convention of the Rabbinical Assembly,[8] served as President of the Washington Board of Rabbis,[5][9] and chaired the Annual Israel Bonds Ambassador's Ball.[6]

Rabbi Weinblatt has given the opening prayer as a guest chaplain for sessions of the

U.S. House of Representatives,[10] the United States Senate,[11] the inaugurations of Maryland's Governors[1] and Montgomery County Executives, both houses of the Maryland State legislature, and many other public gatherings.[6]

Rabbi Weinblatt has been an adjunct professor at Wesley Theological Seminary since 1992, teaching Jewish history and theology. As a result of his teaching, he was selected as a Bronfman Fellow by CLAL and as a Senior Rabbinic Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of Jerusalem.[9] Rabbi Weinblatt is the author of many articles, poems, and op-ed pieces concerning Israel and other Jewish causes.[12] He has served as a speaker, auctioneer, and emcee for many local charities.[6] His first book ‘’God, Prayer and Spirituality’’ is a compilation of his sermons and articles, and was published in 2008.[13] His second book ‘’Living in the Shadow of Death: A Rabbi Copes with Cancer’’ traces his own battle with cancer and was published in May 2015.[14]

Family

Rabbi Weinblatt and his wife Symcha have four children and four grandchildren.[6] On April 16, 2024, his son Ezra Weinblatt, a real estate agent, was arrested by US Secret Service Uniformed Division officers for destruction of property and assault of a female protester outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC. [15]

Awards

Rabbi Weinblatt has been recognized for his leadership and community involvement. In 2002, he was named “Man of the Year” by the Great Washington area chapter of ORT.[9] He received the “Pillar of the Community” award from the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Washington in 2007.[16] Weinblatt was named the “Best Rabbi in Washington” in a reader survey conducted by Washington Jewish Week in both 2008 and 2009.[6] In 2016, he was chosen by the Forward as one of "America's Most Inspiring Rabbis."[17]

Bibliography

  • God, Prayer and Spirituality (Jay Street Publishers, 2008)
    ISBN 978-1889534176
  • Living in the Shadow of Death: A Rabbi Copes with Cancer (Urim Publications, 2015)
    ISBN 978-9655241709

References

  1. ^ a b Kurtz, Suzanne (6 July 2011). "Weinblatt Elected JFNA Chair" (PDF). Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Phil (31 July 2013). "Busy Year for Rabbi Weinblatt". Washington Jewish Week. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  3. ^ Belford, Susan (24 April 2014). "B'nai Tzedek Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary". Potomac Almanac. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  4. ^ Fingerhut, Eric (19 May 2009). "Rabbinical Assembly Beefs up Conservative Movement Presence in D.C." Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  5. ^ a b Fingerhut, Eric (13 May 2009). "Weinblatt to Head RA Israel Advocacy Office". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Rabbi's Page". Congregation B’nai Tzedek. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Jewish Studies at the University of Maryland". University of Maryland. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Convention 2013 Recap". The Rabbinical Assembly. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  9. ^ a b c Engel, Eliot (22 November 2002). "In Honor of Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt". Congressional Record Online. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, Washington Board of Rabbis, Potomac, MD". C-Span.org. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt of Congregation B'nai Tzedek, Potomac, MD". C-Span.org. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  12. ^ "Rabbi Weinblatt's Published Articles & Columns". Congregation B’nai Tzedek. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  13. ISBN 188953417X
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  14. ISBN 978-9655241709
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  15. ^ "Son of prominent DC-area rabbi arrested for shoving anti-Israel protesters". The Times of Israel. April 19, 2024.
  16. ^ "Past Fundraiser Honorees & Photo Albums". The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  17. ^ "America's Most Inspiring Rabbis". The Forward. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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