Rabbi Benjamin Edidin Scolnic (born October 28, 1953), is an American
author who has been the spiritual leader at Temple Beth Sholom in
Hamden, Connecticut since 1983.
He was educated at
Columbia University and the
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is a Conservative Jewish education organization in New York City, New York. It is one of the academic and spiritual centers of Conservative Judaism and a major center for academic scholarship in Jewish studie ...
(JTS). He also received his Ph.D. from JTS.
Scolnic is the model for one of the rabbinical detectives in
Jacob Appel's popular murder mystery ''Wedding Wipeout''.
Scolnic was the editor of the journal
Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism, known as Masorti Judaism outside North America, is a Jewish religious movement which regards the authority of ''halakha'' (Jewish law) and traditions as coming primarily from its people and community through the generatio ...
from 1993–2000. He has taught at
Yale University, the
University of Connecticut, and JTS.
He served as the host for a series of
The Eternal Light radio shows, which were produced by JTS.
Scolnic is the author of several books and many articles and essays on the
Bible, feminism, liturgy, Jewish education, the relationship between religion and the media, and the future of
Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism, known as Masorti Judaism outside North America, is a Jewish religious movement which regards the authority of ''halakha'' (Jewish law) and traditions as coming primarily from its people and community through the generatio ...
.
Published books
*Theme and Context in Biblical Lists (1995),
*Chronology and Papponymy : A List of the Judean High Priests of the Persian Period, (1999),
*Are You Talking to Me? (2001),
*Shoes for the Road: Thoughts for Living in a Troubled Time (2003),
*Alcimus, Enemy of the Maccabees (2004), ,
*If the Egyptians Died in the Red Sea, Where are Pharaoh's Chariots? Exploring the Historical Dimension of the Bible (2005), ,
*Unfinished Business (2006),
*Conservative Judaism and the Faces of God's Words (2006),
*Thy Brother's Blood: The Maccabees and the Morality of Kinship (2007),
References
External links
WorldCat
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People from Hamden, Connecticut
1953 births
Living people
Jewish American writers
American Conservative rabbis
Jewish Theological Seminary of America semikhah recipients
21st-century American Jews