Kerry Olitzky

Kerry Olitzky

Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky is the Executive Director of the [http://www.joi.org Jewish Outreach Institute] , a national independent organization dedicated to bringing Judaism to interfaith families and the unaffiliated. Formerly, he served as vice president of the [http://www.wexnerfoundation.org/ Wexner Heritage Foundation] , the premier adult Jewish learning and Jewish leadership program in North America. Previously, he was national Dean of Adult Jewish Learning and Living of [http://www.huc.edu/ Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion] where he served on the faculty and administration for 15 years following his tenure at Congregation Beth Israel in West Hartford, CT. A leader in the development of innovative Jewish education, particularly for adults, he has shaped training programs for clergy of all faiths, especially in the area of pastoral care and counseling in the Jewish community. He has done pioneering work in the area of Jewish Twelve Step spirituality, as well as Jewish Gerontology. Rabbi Olitzky also serves as a fellow and consultant to Synagogue 3000 and is a partner with the Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health at HUC-JIR.

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Rabbi Olitzky is a contributing editor for [http://www.shma.com/"Shma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility"] and is also the author of many books and articles in a variety of fields. Among his most recent publications are: [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1580231691/"The Rituals and Practices of a Jewish Life: A Handbook for Personal Spiritual Renewal"] , with Dan Judson (Jewish Lights); [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0807407577/"The Book of Proverbs"] with Leonard Kravitz(UAHC Press); " [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1580231705/ a Successful Jewish Interfaith Marriage: The Jewish Outreach Institute Guide to Opportunities, Challenges, and Resources] " with Joan Peterson Littman (Jewish Lights), and " [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1580231926/ My Faith and Community: The Jewish Outreach Institute Guide for the Christian in an Interfaith Marriage] " (Jewish Lights). His new translations of the Book of Ruth and the Book of Jonah were co-authored with Leonard Kravitz (URJ Press). His most recent publication is a joint project with JOI's Associate Executive Director, Paul Golin, entitled [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1891662899/"20 Things for Grandparents of Interfaith Grandchildren to Do (And Not Do) to Nurture Jewish Identity in Their Grandchildren"]


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