From God to Godliness

Harold M. Schulweis

1975

[…] I will be arguing that, better to understand the God-idea and more effectively overcome the obstacles to the acceptance of God in our lives, we must view theology with a new perception. Elohut, Godliness, the divine predicates do not exist for the sake of Elohim, God, the Subject, but vice versa. It is not the attributes of a divine Ego, but…

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Harold M. Schulweis

1925–2014

Born and brought up in New York City, Harold Schulweis attended Yeshiva University and was ordained as a Conservative rabbi at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Schulweis led Congregation Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California, from 1970. Much of his work addressed Jewish education, outreach, and interfaith dialogue. Schulweis was the author of several books and two volumes of poetry.

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