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Degree in Creative Writing at the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminar,
Degree in psychology at

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, editor, and writer of children's books. Schnur was ordained by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 1982, making her among the first 12 Reconstructionist rabbis and among the first 61 female rabbis in the world. She received a Masters in Creative Writing from the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars and a Doctorate in Psychology from

. Schnur has written for many publications, and formerly wrote a weekly column for the ''

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''. She has served as editor of '' Lilith'' since 1995. She has described herself as a "recovering rabbi" for whom ''Lilith'' is a "paper pulpit" from which she preaches Jewish feminism. Through ''Lilith'', she has said, she and her co-editors "helped to transform Judaism into something beautiful and plausible for thousands of Jewish women." Schnur has been widely noted for her writings on

forgiveness Forgiveness, in a psychological sense, is the intentional and voluntary process by which one who may initially feel victimized or wronged, goes through a change in feelings and attitude regarding a given offender, and overcomes the impact of th ...

, which show how gender matters in discussions of forgiveness and which breaks down rigid distinctions between forgiving and not forgiving.

Geoffrey Claussen Geoffrey Claussen is an American rabbi and scholar who serves as a professor of Religious Studies at Elon University. His scholarship focuses on Jewish ethics, theology, and the Musar movement. Education Claussen received his BA in Classical Lan ...

identifies Schnur as a contributor to modern

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''Tashlich at Turtle Rock''

Schnur is known for her book titled ''Tashlich at Turtle Rock''. The book is about a family's special tradition of taking a hike on

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to perform the ceremony of

Tashlich ''Tashlikh'' ( he, "cast off") is a Minhag, customary Atonement in Judaism, Jewish atonement ritual performed during the High Holy Days (Rosh Hashannah). Practice The ritual is performed at a large, natural body of flowing water (e.g., river, ...

Publications

*"Analyze This" *"A Woman's Tashlich: Walking Along the Water's Edge with Liturgist Marcia Falk & Rabbi Susan Schnur" *"Celebrating 35 Years of Jewish Women's Stories" *"Hers" *"How Being a Jew & Being a Feminist Collide, Co-Evolve, Cohabit in 7 Women's Lives" *"Is Our Suffering Transformative?" *"Losing a Child: How Grief Has Fueled Three Mothers' Activism"

References

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