Simcha Weinstein
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Simcha Weinstein (1975 - ) is an American author and a Rabbi. In 2006, his first book Up Up and Oy Vey : How Jewish History, Culture and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero was published.
Simcha Weinstein was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, as Simon Weinstein, son of Eddie and Valerie Weinstein. He attended Manchester Metropolitan University, where he studied film history. He became a film location scout, finding North-West shooting spots for films like The Full Monty.
Feeling that something was missing from his life, Simon learned about becoming more religiously observant and got involved with Aish Hatorah and Manchester Lubavitch.
After moving to Jerusalem and studying at Mayanot Yeshiva, Simcha (his Hebrew name), met an American woman named Ariella whom he later married. He moved to the U.S to Crown Heights, Brooklyn with her.
Simcha was appointed assistant rabbi of the Brooklyn Heights local modern Orthodox congregation, Bnei Avraham, he is also the spiritual leader of Jewish students from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn Law School and Long Island University.
Rabbi Simcha Weinstein's first book, Up Up and Oy Vey analyzes such popular comic book superheroes as Superman, Batman, Hulk , Captain America, Spider-Man, as well as super-teams The Fantastic Four, The X-Men and The Justice League of America. He also discusses Jewish superheroes, such as Shadowcat, Sabra and The The Thing. Among the Jewish comics creators discussed in the book are : Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Will Eisner, Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Jerry Robinson, Chris Claremont, Julius Schwartz and Stan Lee.
Rabbi Simcha resides in Brooklyn Heights with his wife Ariella and two Sons: Mendel and Eli
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[edit] Articles
- "Is it a bird, is it a plane .... it's you know who!" (2006)
- "Last men standing" (2006)
- "Spirituality in spandex" Kosher Magazine (March 2006)
[edit] Books
- Up Up and Oy Vey : How Jewish History, Culture and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero (2006)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Comic Book Rabbi Rabbi Simcha Weinstein's official website.
