/ en /ziegler-school-rabbinic-studies/blogs/q-and-september-2018 <h1>Q and A September 2018</h1> <span><span>Communications</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-09-05T09:29:05-07:00" title="Wednesday, September 5, 2018 - 09:29">Wed, 09/05/2018 - 09:29</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/9_5_max_900px/public/2019-12/Rabbi%20Artson%20.jpg?itok=guBX5O7O" width="900" height="500" alt="Photo of Rabbi Artson"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><div> <div class="parashat-author-link">by <a href="#" data-open="parashatBio">Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson</a></div> <div id="parashatBio" class="parashat-author-detail-reveal reveal large" data-reveal> <div class="parashat-author-image"> <div class="field field--name-field-author-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2019-12/rabbi_artson_web.jpg" width="250" height="350" alt="Rabbi Bradley Artson"> </div> </div></div> <div> <div class="parashat-author-name">Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson</div> <div class="parashat-author-title"> <div class="field field--name-field-author-title field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><p>Abner &amp; Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair<br><br> <a href="/taxonomy/term/8" hreflang="en">Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies</a><br><br> Vice President, »¨¼¾´«Ã½</p> </div> </div></div> <div class="parashat-author-bio"> <div class="field field--name-field-author-bio field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><p><strong>Rabbi Dr Bradley Shavit Artson</strong> (<a href="http://www.bradartson.com">www.bradartson.com</a>) has long been a passionate advocate for social justice, human dignity, diversity and inclusion. He wrote a book on Jewish teachings on war, peace and nuclear annihilation in the late 80s, became a leading voice advocating for GLBT marriage and ordination in the 90s, and has published and spoken widely on environmental ethics, special needs inclusion, racial and economic justice, cultural and religious dialogue and cooperation, and working for a just and secure peace for Israel and the Middle East. He is particularly interested in theology, ethics, and the integration of science and religion. He supervises the Miller Introduction to Judaism Program and mentors Camp Ramah in California in Ojai and Ramah of Northern California in the Bay Area. He is also dean of the Zacharias Frankel College in Potsdam, Germany, ordaining Conservative rabbis for Europe. A frequent contributor for the Huffington Post and for the Times of Israel, and a public figure Facebook page with over 60,000 likes, he is the author of 12 books and over 250 articles, most recently Renewing the Process of Creation: A Jewish Integration of Science and Spirit. Married to Elana Artson, they are the proud parents of twins, Jacob and Shira. &nbsp;<em><a href="/faculty/rabbi-bradley-shavit-artson">Learn more infomation about Rabbi Artson</a>.</em></p> </div> </div></div> <button class="close-button" data-close aria-label="Close" type="button"> <span aria-hidden="true">×</span> </button> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-site-section field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/8" hreflang="en">Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-podcast field--type-link field--label-above field__items"> <div class="field__label">Podcast</div> <div class="field__item"><div class="audiofield"> <div class="audiofield-player"> <audio preload="auto" controls> <source src="http://media.blubrry.com/ziegler_torah/p/content.blubrry.com/ziegler_torah/Sep2018Q_A.m4a" type="audio/mpeg"> Your browser does not support the audio element. </audio> </div> </div> </div> </div><span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="/ziegler-school-rabbinic-studies/blogs/q-and-september-2018" data-a2a-title="Q and A September 2018"><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aju.edu%2Fziegler-school-rabbinic-studies%2Fblogs%2Fq-and-september-2018&amp;title=Q%20and%20A%20September%202018"></a><a class="a2a_button_facebook"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter"></a><a class="a2a_button_email"></a></span> <a href="/taxonomy/term/220" hreflang="en">High Holy Days</a> <div class="text-teaser field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-above field__items"> <div class="field__label">Summary</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Rabbi Artson fields questions from the students of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies as the new academic year begins! Topics include: when you don’t want to be a rabbi, coping in a broken world, Rosh HaShana thoughts, spiritual work during the holidays, patrilineal and matrilineal descent, approaching God during the Days of Awe, Conservative Judaism and egalitarianism, and how to fight the urge to covet. 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