Eternity Utters a Day

David Wolpe

2000

The modern world never whispers. As I drive in my car, the shrill voice of the announcer, punctuated by the even more urgent voice of the commercial, demands attention. On each street corner, billboards and signs and promises swirl around me as though I have stepped into an arcade of clanging bells and video games. But the arcade is the city, and…

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Creator Bio

David Wolpe

b. 1958

David Wolpe, a Conservative rabbi, grew up in Philadelphia. Wolpe is the spiritual leader of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. He has taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the University of Judaism. Considered a major spokesperson for the movement, he lectures and writes a number of columns for the general and Jewish press.

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