Susan Schnur

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Susan Schnur
Born1951 (age 69–70)
EducationDegree in rabbinics at the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, 1982
Degree in psychology at Rutgers University, 2007
OccupationRabbi, psychologist, writer and editor
EmployerLilith magazine
AwardsBest 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, a proclaimed psychologist, editor, and writer of children's books. Susan earned her degree in rabbinics[clarification needed] at the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars in Massachusetts in 1982. Susan is an ordained Reconstructionist rabbi in New Jersey, making her among the first 12 female Reconstructionist rabbis and among the first 61 female rabbis in the world.[1]

She has described herself as a "recovering rabbi", and views Lilith as her "paper pulpit" from which she preaches Jewish feminism. Through Lilith, she has said, she and her co-editors "helped to transform Judaism into something beautiful and plausible for thousands of Jewish women."[2] Schnur has been widely noted for her writings on forgiveness, which show how gender matters in discussions of forgiveness[3] and which break down rigid distinctions between forgiving and not forgiving.[4][5] She then continued her education in 2007 and went on to earn a second degree in psychology at Rutgers University.[6] Schnur has written for many publications, and formerly wrote a weekly column for the New York Times.[7][8][9] Susan is known for her book titled Tashlich at Turtle Rock. She has served as editor of Lilith since 1995.[10]

Tashlich at Turtle Rock[]

Schnur' book, Tashlich at Turtle Rock, is about Annie's family having a special tradition of taking a hike on Rosh Hashanah to perform the ceremony of Tashlich. The family throws mistakes from the past year into flowing water. Annie is put in charge of this year's event, and she leads the family from Turtle Rock to the Old Log, the family thinks about the past year and makes plans for the coming year. Schnur's children's book is simple but accurate, and Annie's family displays ancient traditions with modern flair and representation of the Jewish faith.[11]

Publications[]

  • "Analyze This"[12]
  • "A Woman's Tashlich: Walking Along the Water's Edge with Liturgist Marcia Falk & Rabbi Susan Schnur"[13]
  • "Celebrating 35 Years of Jewish Women's Stories"[14]
  • "Hers"[7]
  • "How Being a Jew & Being a Feminist Collide, Co-Evolve, Cohabit in 7 Women's Lives"[15]
  • "Is Our Suffering Transformative?"[16]
  • "Losing a Child: How Grief Has Fueled Three Mothers' Activism"[17]

References[]

  1. ^ "12 Women to Be Ordained As Reform and 2 As Reconstructionist Rabbis". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. May 21, 1982. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Celebrating 40 Years of Lilith Magazine in Print". The Forward. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. ^ Schwab, Charlotte Rolnick (July 8, 2003). Sex, Lies, and Rabbis: Breaking a Sacred Trust. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781403338044.
  4. ^ Spring, Janis A. (October 13, 2009). How Can I Forgive You?: The Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To. Harper Collins. ISBN 9780061865299.
  5. ^ "What Do You Do When There Is No Apology?". valfarmer.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. ^ Stock, Jennifer. [link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3670900072/GVRL?u=bgsu_main&sid=GVRL&xid=b02c6f4e. "Schnur, Susan"] Check |url= value (help).
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Hers; Susan Schnur". The New York Times. July 25, 1985. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Susan Schnur". Open Road. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  9. ^ 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Endres, Kathleen L.; Lueck, Therese L. (1996). Women's Periodicals in the United States: Social and Political Issues. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313286322.
  11. ^ Scollon, T. "Recommended Picture Books". Missing or empty |url= (help)
  12. ^ "Analyze This". Lilith Magazine. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  13. ^ Schnur, Susan (2014). "A Woman's Tashlich: Walking Along the Water's Edge with Liturgist Marcia Falk & Rabbi Susan Schnur". Lilith. 39: 36–39 – via ProQuest.
  14. ^ Schnur, Susan (2011). "Celebrating 35 Years of Jewish Women's Stories". Lilith. 39: 17–22 – via ProQuest.
  15. ^ Schnur, Susan (2012). "How Being a Jew & Being a Feminist Collide, Co-Evolve, Cohabit in 7 Women's Lives". Lilith. 37: 33–39 – via ProQuest.
  16. ^ Schnur, Susan (1997). "Is Our Suffering Transformative?". Lilith. 21: 12 – via ProQuest.
  17. ^ Schnur, Susan (2006–2007). "Losing a Child: How Grief Has Fueled Three Mothers' Activism". Lilith. 34: 18 – via ProQuest.CS1 maint: date format (link)


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