Harold M. Schulweis

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Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis is a world-famous Rabbi, author, and a longtime Spiritual Leader at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, CA. Though he is affiliated with the Conservative Movement he is considered one of the greatest authorities and theologians of Reconstructionist Judaism today. He is the founder of the human rights watch group, the Jewish World Watch. Rabbi Schulweis was instrumental in the creation of the Chavurah movement in the late 1960s[1].

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Rabbi Schulweis has also served as a technical advisor for Judaism-themed episodes of the Simpsons[2].

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  1. ^ Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis Biography from Valley Beth Shalom
  2. ^ Springfield Nuclear Power Plant:Episodes:8F05