Brant Rosen

Rabbi Brant Rosen is the spiritual leader of Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston, IL. A long-time activist for peace, social justice and human rights, he has traveled on delegations to such countries as Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Russia, and most recently on an interfaith peace delegation to Iran. Under his rabbinic leadership, JRC constructed its new synagogue facility in an environmentally sustainable manner, eventually receiving the highest rating (Platinum) from the US Green Building Council.

Rabbi Rosen is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and Past President of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association. He serves on numerous national and local organizational boards, including Brit Tzedek v’Shalom, Rabbis for Human Rights - North America and Hands of Peace. His writings appear regularly in his blog, Shalom Rav

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Holocaust Museum Post Mortem

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Gaza: Soldiers are Speaking Out

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Che Herzl Reconsidered

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Dancing Around Bashir

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Lieberman and the Contradictions of Ethnic Nationalism

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Memo from Chicago: Best’s No More

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Rabbis on the Third Rail

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