Jonathan Romain
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Jonathan Anidjar Romain is a rabbi
, writer and broadcaster, minister of Maidenhead Synagogue in Berkshire. He has a PhD in the history of British Jewry. He writes for The Times
, The Guardian
and The Jewish Chronicle
and appears on radio or television. He was Chairman of the Assembly of Rabbis, now known as Assembly of Reform Rabbis UK, from 2007 to 2009.
He is chaplain
to the Jewish Police Association, is a board member of the Three Faiths Forum
, and for several years he was one of the judges for both The Times
Preacher of the Year competition and the BBC
’s Frank Gillard award
for religious programmes.
He is also the Chairman of the Accord Coalition, an alliance of religious and non-religious groups committed to campaigning against religious discrimination in faith schools, which he helped found.
.
In 2003, he received the MBE
for his pioneering work in helping mixed-faith couples nationally, a theme covered in his book ‘Till Faith Us Do Part’ (HarperCollins). He has just published ‘God, Doubt and Dawkins’ and is currently working on a publication called ‘Really Useful Prayers’.
Rabbi
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, writer and broadcaster, minister of Maidenhead Synagogue in Berkshire. He has a PhD in the history of British Jewry. He writes for The Times
The Times
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, The Guardian
The Guardian
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and The Jewish Chronicle
The Jewish Chronicle
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and appears on radio or television. He was Chairman of the Assembly of Rabbis, now known as Assembly of Reform Rabbis UK, from 2007 to 2009.
He is chaplain
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
to the Jewish Police Association, is a board member of the Three Faiths Forum
Three Faiths Forum
The Three Faiths Forum is one of the UK’s leading interfaith organisations. For 14 years it has worked to encourage harmony and confront prejudice...
, and for several years he was one of the judges for both The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
Preacher of the Year competition and the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
’s Frank Gillard award
Frank Gillard Awards
The Frank Gillard Awards are awards for BBC Local Radio stations in the UK. They are named after Frank Gillard who initiated the BBC's local radio network...
for religious programmes.
He is also the Chairman of the Accord Coalition, an alliance of religious and non-religious groups committed to campaigning against religious discrimination in faith schools, which he helped found.
Books
His books include ‘The Jews of England’ and ‘Faith and Practice : A Guide to Reform Judaism Today’. ‘Your God Shall be My God’ (SCM) explores religious conversion across all faiths in modern Britain. His book, ‘Reform Judaism and Modernity’ (SCM) is a comprehensive survey of Reform JudaismReform Judaism
Reform Judaism refers to various beliefs, practices and organizations associated with the Reform Jewish movement in North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. In general, it maintains that Judaism and Jewish traditions should be modernized and should be compatible with participation in the...
.
In 2003, he received the MBE
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
for his pioneering work in helping mixed-faith couples nationally, a theme covered in his book ‘Till Faith Us Do Part’ (HarperCollins). He has just published ‘God, Doubt and Dawkins’ and is currently working on a publication called ‘Really Useful Prayers’.
Publications
Books with date of publication and ISBN numbers :- ‘Signs and Wonders’ 1985
- ‘The Jews of England’ (Jewish Chronicle Publications) 1988 0090737204
- ‘Faith and Practice: A Guide to Reform Judaism Today’ 1991
- ‘Tradition and Change’ (Vallentine Mitchell) 1995 0853033161 (hd) 085303298X (pb)
- ‘Till Faith Us Do Part’ (HarperCollins) 1996 0006279252
- ‘Renewing the Vision’ (SCM) 1996 0334026571
- ‘Your God Shall be My God’ (SCM)(on religious conversion in Britain) 2000
- ‘Reform Judaism and Modernity’ (SCM ) (a survey of Reform theology) 2004
- ‘God, Doubt and Dawkins’ (Movement for Reform Judaism) 2008 139780947884
External links
- http://www.amazon.co.uk/s?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books-uk&field-author=Jonathan%20A.%20Romain Books by Rabbi Jonathan Romain on Amazon.co.uk