Death of Rabbi Harold Schulweis

April 14, 1925 - December 17, 2014
Los Angeles, California | Age 89

Innovative California Rabbi dies
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The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rabbi Harold Schulweis, an influential Conservative synagogue leader and scholar who fostered bold change, has died in Los Angeles at age 89.

His death late Wednesday was announced by Rabbi Edward Feinstein, senior rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom, where Schulweis was the spiritual leader for decades.

Innovations credited to Schulweis include gathering small groups of families to share religious and family life, a new model for lay...

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