Daniel Brenner Explained

Daniel S. Brenner is an American rabbi.[1] Brenner is Vice President of Education at Moving Traditions.[2] Brenner was the founding executive director of Birthright Israel NEXT[3] and he directed graduate-level training programs at Auburn Theological Seminary[4] and at CLAL- the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership,[5] both in New York City. In 2009, he was named by Newsweek Magazine as one of the fifty most influential rabbis in America.[6]

Brenner graduated with a BA in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin,[7] studied in Jerusalem at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, and received both an MA and rabbinic title from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.[8]

After ordination, Brenner studied with Rabbi Irving Greenberg at CLAL-the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership as part of the Steinhardt Fellowship. Brenner served on the faculty of CLAL from 1998–2003, authoring a work on palliative care with Joseph Fins, the chief of medical ethics of Weill Cornell Medical College and a series on spirituality with Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.[9]

In 2003, Brenner became the first rabbi to direct the Center for Multifaith Education at Auburn Theological Seminary, a Presbyterian seminary in Manhattan.[4] [10] At Auburn, Brenner played a role in the creation of a doctoral program at New York Theological Seminary for clergy who work within a religiously diverse context. It is the first doctoral level program of its kind in the United States. Brenner also created a program with Columbia University's Center for the Study of Science and Religion for religious leaders. He received a Simon Rockower Award for Excellence in Jewish Journalism in 2004 for the article Talking with Presbyterians about Israel he wrote for New Jersey Jewish News.[11]

Brenner became the vice president of the Birthright Israel Foundation in 2007.[12] He then founded and became executive director of Birthright Israel NEXT, an organization with the mission of engaging young adults in Jewish community life. Under Brenner's leadership, Birthright Israel NEXT launched NEXT Shabbat[13] and grew into a national organization that involved over 50,000 young Jewish adults each year.[14]

Brenner joined Moving Traditions in 2011.[2] Brenner is a published playwright.[15] In 2012, he served as the official rabbi for The Wall Street Journals Passover wine tasting.[16] In 2016 he started a dance craze called "Klezmer Aerobics".[17] [18]

Works

External links

movingtraditions.org official site

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fanfare for The Common Man: Rabbi Daniel Brenner sanctifies the simple gifts of Judaism & America - The Jewish Week . March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093036/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79394055.html. 2016-03-04.
  2. Web site: Our Team . www.movingtraditions.org . . July 18, 2024 .
  3. Web site: Birthright Israel NEXT and the Invisible Doubling Effect . Brenner . Daniel S. . January 3, 2010 . ejewishphilanthropy.com .
  4. News: Rabbi in Montclair cited as influential . Khouri . Lina . April 23, 2009 . .
  5. Web site: CLAL Faculty . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101157/http://www.clal.org/clal_faculty_db.html . 2016-03-04 .
  6. Web site: 50 Influential Rabbis . . April 3, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110816122317/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2009/04/03/50-influential-rabbis.html . August 16, 2011 .
  7. Web site: Daniel Brenner '92 | On Wisconsin. Wendy Krause. Hathaway ’04. February 2, 1982.
  8. Web site: Reconstructionist Rabbinical College on YouTube . . dead .
  9. Book: Embracing Life & Facing Death: A Jewish Guide to Palliative Care . Fins . Joseph J. . Brenner . Daniel S. . 2005 . . 978-0963332905.
  10. Web site: Rabbi Daniel Brenner Speaks About Multifaith Education at RRC . www.rrc.edu . . https://web.archive.org/web/20131006075637/http://www.rrc.edu/academics/rabbinical-program/multifaith-studies-and-initiatives/program-insights-video . 2013-10-06 .
  11. Web site: Simon Rockower 2004 Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism . June 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130812223319/http://ajpa.org/rockower2004.php . 2013-08-12 .
  12. News: Birthright Israel Alumni Effort Seeks To Deepen Jewish Identity . Green . Elizabeth . October 3, 2007 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210410233143/http://www.nysun.com/new-york/birthright-israel-alumni-effort-seeks-to-deepen/63827/ . April 10, 2021 .
  13. News: Keeping the faith at supper time . chicagotribune.com . March 25, 2009 . .
  14. Web site: NEXT official website . https://web.archive.org/web/20130624011902/http://www.birthrightisrael.com/afterthetrip/pages/default.aspx . June 24, 2013 .
  15. Web site: Daniel Brenner . www.dramaticpublishing.com . 2013-07-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821102308/http://www.dramaticpublishing.com/AuthorBio.php?titlelink=9098 . 2012-08-21 . dead .
  16. News: Teague . Lettie . The Not-So-Cloying Side of Kosher Wine On Wine by Lettie Teague . 2023-03-14 . . March 30, 2012 . en-US.
  17. Web site: Puttin' on the Schvitz: Introducing Klezmer Aerobics! . Kaplan . Rose . February 11, 2016. Tablet Magazine.
  18. News: Spare Times for Children Listings for Aug. 5-11 . Laurel . Graeber . August 4, 2016 . .
  19. Web site: Believer, Beware "Gets" The Funny (And Poignant) Side of Religion . August 6, 2009 . Frank . Schaeffer . .

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