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Reconstructionist Rabbinical College The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (RRC) is a Jewish seminary in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. It is the only seminary affiliated with Reconstructionist Judaism. It is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Assoc ...

, 1982,
Degree in Creative Writing at the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminar,
Degree in psychology at

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, 2007 , alma_mater = , occupation = Rabbi, psychologist, writer and editor , years_active = , era = , employer = ''

Lilith Lilith (; ), also spelled Lilit, Lilitu, or Lilis, is a feminine figure in Mesopotamian and Jewish mythology, theorized to be the first wife of Adam and a primordial she-demon. Lilith is cited as having been "banished" from the Garden of Eden ...

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rabbi A rabbi (; ) is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi—known as ''semikha''—following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of t ...

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and explanation, interpretatio ...

, editor, and writer of children's books. Schnur was ordained by the

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 Founded in 1947, the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars is an academic program offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in writing in the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. It is the second-oldest creative writing ...

and a Doctorate in Psychology from

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

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

''. She has served as editor of ''

'' since 1995. She has described herself as a "recovering rabbi" for whom ''Lilith'' is a "paper pulpit" from which she preaches

Jewish feminism Jewish feminism is a movement that seeks to make the religious, legal, and social status of Jewish women equal to that of Jewish men in Judaism. Feminist movements, with varying approaches and successes, have opened up within all major branch ...

. 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 psychology, psychological sense, is the intentional and voluntary process by which one who may have felt initially wronged, victimized, harmed, or hurt goes through a process of changing feelings and attitude regarding a given ...

, 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 La ...

identifies Schnur as a contributor to modern

musar literature Musar literature is didactic Jewish ethical literature which describes virtues and vices and the path towards character improvement. This literature gives the name to the Musar movement, in 19th century Lithuania, but this article considers such ...

''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

Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah (, , ) is the New Year in Judaism. The Hebrew Bible, biblical name for this holiday is Yom Teruah (, , ). It is the first of the High Holy Days (, , 'Days of Awe"), as specified by Leviticus 23:23–25, that occur in the late summe ...

to perform the ceremony of

Tashlich ''Tashlikh'' or Tashlich ( "cast off") is a customary Jewish atonement ritual performed during the High Holy Days on Rosh Hashanah. In some Judaeo-Spanish-speaking communities the practice is referred to as ''sakudirse las faldas'' ('to shake th ...

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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