Marc D. Angel
Encyclopedia
Marc D. Angel is Rabbi emeritus of Congregation Shearith Israel
, the historic Spanish and Portuguese
Synagogue in New York City.
Born in Seattle's Sephardic
community, his ancestors are Sephardim from Turkey
and Rhodes
and he grew up speaking Ladino at home.
He received his B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Th.D. honoris causa and his rabbinal semicha
from Yeshiva University
and also has an M.A. in English Literature from the City College of New York
. He is a recipient of the Bernard Revel
Award in Religion and Religious Education. He was president of the Rabbinical Council of America
, and a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Tradition
.
Congregation Shearith Israel
Congregation Shearith Israel, often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, is the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. It was established in 1654....
, the historic Spanish and Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese Jews
Spanish and Portuguese Jews are a distinctive sub-group of Sephardim who have their main ethnic origins within the Jewish communities of the Iberian peninsula and who shaped communities mainly in Western Europe and the Americas from the late 16th century on...
Synagogue in New York City.
Born in Seattle's Sephardic
Sephardi Jews
Sephardi Jews is a general term referring to the descendants of the Jews who lived in the Iberian Peninsula before their expulsion in the Spanish Inquisition. It can also refer to those who use a Sephardic style of liturgy or would otherwise define themselves in terms of the Jewish customs and...
community, his ancestors are Sephardim from Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and Rhodes
Rhodes
Rhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
and he grew up speaking Ladino at home.
He received his B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Th.D. honoris causa and his rabbinal semicha
Semicha
, also , or is derived from a Hebrew word which means to "rely on" or "to be authorized". It generally refers to the ordination of a rabbi within Judaism. In this sense it is the "transmission" of rabbinic authority to give advice or judgment in Jewish law...
from Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a research university ranked as 45th in the US among national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2012...
and also has an M.A. in English Literature from the City College of New York
City College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , in New York City. It is also the oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning...
. He is a recipient of the Bernard Revel
Bernard Revel
Bernard Revel was an Orthodox rabbi and scholar. He served as the first President of Yeshiva College from 1915 until his death in 1940...
Award in Religion and Religious Education. He was president of the Rabbinical Council of America
Rabbinical Council of America
The Rabbinical Council of America is one of the world's largest organizations of Orthodox rabbis; it is affiliated with The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, more commonly known as the Orthodox Union, or OU...
, and a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Tradition
Tradition
A tradition is a ritual, belief or object passed down within a society, still maintained in the present, with origins in the past. Common examples include holidays or impractical but socially meaningful clothes , but the idea has also been applied to social norms such as greetings...
.
Works
- A Sephardic Haggadah: Translation and Commentary (Hoboken, 1988).
- The Jews of Rhodes, The History of a Sephardic Community (New York, 1978)
- La America: The Sephardic Experience in the United States (Philadelphia, 1982)
- The Rhythms of Jewish Living: A Sephardic Approach (New York, 1986)
- The Orphaned Adult: Confronting the Death of a Parent (1987)
- Voices in Exile: A Study in Sephardic Intellectual History (1991)
- The Essential Pele Yoetz: an encyclopedia of ethical Jewish living (1991)
- Loving Truth and Peace: The Grand Religious Worldview of Rabbi Benzion Uziel (1999)
- Remnant Of Israel: A Portrait Of America's First Jewish Congregation (2004)
- Losing the Rat Race, Winning at Life (2005)
- Choosing to be Jewish: The Orthodox Road to Conversion (2005)
- RABBI Hayim David HaLeviHayim David HaLeviRabbi Hayim David HaLevi , also written Haim David ha-Levi, etc. ,was Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. He was born in Jerusalem and studied under Rabbi Ben-Zion Meir Hai Uziel at the Porat Yosef Yeshiva. When R. Uziel was appointed Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, he hired R...
: Gentle Scholar and Courageous Thinker (2006) - The Search Committee: A Novel (2008)
- http://www.hakirah.org/Vol%207%20Angel.pdf"Conversion to Judaism: Halakha, Hashkafa, and Historic Challenge", HakirahHakirahḤakirah, The Flatbush Journal of Jewish Law and Thought is a peer-reviewed journal in the field of Jewish Law and Thought. The journal is currently published by Hakirah, Inc. from editorial offices in Brooklyn, NY, USA, with 2 annual issues....
, vol. 8 (Brooklyn, 2008)] - Maimonides, Spinoza and Us: Toward an Intellectually Vibrant Judaism (2009)