Rabbi Samuel M. Stahl (born August 25, 1939) is

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Temple Beth-El (San Antonio, Texas) Temple Beth-El is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 211 Belknap Place, in San Antonio, Texas, in the United States. Founded in 1874, it is the oldest synagogue in South Texas. Temple Beth-El is a founding member of the Union for Reform Jud ...

since 2002. Rabbi Stahl served the

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Temple Beth-El for 26 years as its "Senior Rabbi." Previously, Rabbi Stahl served as a

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in the

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and as rabbi of Congregation B'nai Israel of

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In 1993, Rabbi Stahl wrote, ''Making the Timeless Timely: Thoughts and reflections of a contemporary reform rabbi'' and "Boundaries, Not Barriers: Some Uniquely Jewish Perspectives on Life."

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