Ordained as Reconstructionist Rabbi at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, 1982, Degree in Creative Writing at the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminar,
Degree in psychology at Rutgers University, 2007
Occupation(s)
Rabbi, psychologist, writer and editor
Employer
Lilith magazine
Awards
Best Children's Books of the Year list, Bank Street College of Education, 2011, for Tashlich at Turtle Rock
Susan Schnur (born April 21, 1951) is an American rabbi, psychologist, 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.[1] She received a Masters in Creative Writing from the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars and a Doctorate in Psychology from Rutgers University.[2][3]
Schnur has written for many publications, and formerly wrote a weekly column for the New York Times.[4][5][6] She has served as editor of Lilith since 1995.[7] She has described herself as a "recovering rabbi" for whom Lilith is a "paper pulpit" from which she preaches Jewish feminism.[8] Through Lilith, she has said, she and her co-editors "helped to transform Judaism into something beautiful and plausible for thousands of Jewish women."[8]
Schnur has been widely noted for her writings on forgiveness, which show how gender matters in discussions of forgiveness[9][10] and which breaks down rigid distinctions between forgiving and not forgiving.[11][12] Geoffrey Claussen identifies Schnur as a contributor to modern musar literature.[10]
^"12 Women to Be Ordained As Reform and 2 As Reconstructionist Rabbis". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. May 21, 1982. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^audreycamp (7 April 2014). "Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars". The Postmasters Podcast. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^Stock, Jennifer, ed. (2018). Schnur, Susan. Something About the Author. Vol. 322. Gale Academic OneFile. Gale CX3670900072.
^"Hers; Susan Schnur". The New York Times. July 25, 1985. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^"Susan Schnur". Open Road. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^Anisfeld, Sharon Cohen, 1960– Mohr, Tara, 1968– Spector, Catherine, 1978– (2003). The women's seder sourcebook : rituals & readings for use at the Passover seder. Jewish Lights. p. 321. ISBN 1580232329.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Endres, Kathleen L.; Lueck, Therese L. (1996). Women's Periodicals in the United States: Social and Political Issues. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313286322.
^ ab"Celebrating 40 Years of Lilith Magazine in Print". The Forward. 13 April 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
^Schwab, Charlotte Rolnick (July 8, 2003). Sex, Lies, and Rabbis: Breaking a Sacred Trust. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781403338044.
^ abClaussen, Geoffrey D. (2022). Modern Musar: Contested Virtues in Jewish Thought. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8276-1888-6.
^Spring, Janis A. (October 13, 2009). How Can I Forgive You?: The Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To. Harper Collins. ISBN 9780061865299.
^"What Do You Do When There Is No Apology?". valfarmer.com. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
SusanSchnur (born April 21, 1951) is an American rabbi, psychologist, editor, and writer of children's books. Schnur was ordained by the Reconstructionist...
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Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014. Schnur, Susan (Spring 1998). "From Prehistoric Cave Art To Your Cookie Pan: Tracing...
2016. Retrieved November 10, 2020. "Watch: Sarah Silverman's Failed Pilot Susan 313 - Bleeding Cool News And Rumors". bleedingcool.com. October 22, 2013...
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PC (USA). 5 May 2014. "The poor" on Bible Gateway "Kuhn" surname Schnur, Rabbi Susan (1998). "Let Us Now Praise Big-Mouthed Jewish Women". lilith.org...
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The Everett Herald. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Sabrina Schnur (March 10, 2022). "Sister's DNA used to ID Las Vegas homicide victim missing...
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