One Voice
The Selected Sermons of W. Gunther Plaut
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2007
- Category
- Jewish, General, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550027396
- Publish Date
- Oct 2007
- List Price
- $29.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459721289
- Publish Date
- Oct 2007
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
W. Gunther Plaut is an internationally recognized rabbi and scholar, and one of the greatest preachers of the twentieth century. He was born in Germany, but in 1935 fled the Nazis for the United States, where he became a rabbi. He served in Chicago and St. Paul, and, from 1961 to 1977 was Senior Rabbi of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto. Upon his retirement he was appointed Senior Scholar.
Published on the occasion of his ninety-fifth birthday, this collection of sermons delivered over a period of fifty years includes discussions about religion, faith, and God; ethics and values; being a Jew, Reform Judaism, and Israel; and aging and death. Each sermon is as relevant and meaningful today as it was when first delivered. W. Gunther Plaut is an electrifying speaker who held his audiences spellbound with his charisma and wit. This anthology of his sermons is a fitting tribute to the wisdom and spirit of this great man!
About the authors
W. Gunther Plaut was born in Germany, but in 1935 fled the Nazis for the United States, where he became a rabbi. He served pulpits in Chicago and St. Paul, and from 1661-1977 was Senior Rabbi of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto. Upon his retirement, he was appointed Senior Scholar. He has been President of the Canadian Jewish Congress and the Central Conference of American Rabbis, and from 1978 to 1985 served as Vice-Chair of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Rabbi Plaut has received nineteen honorary degrees and is a Companion of the Order of Canada. He has published twenty-five books, including his magnum opus: The Torah: A Modern Commentary.
W. Gunther Plaut's profile page
Rabbi Jonathan Plaut was the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Israel in Jackson, Michigan, and Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Beth El in Traverse City, Michigan. He served Congregation Beth El in Windsor, Ontario from 1970 to 1984 and Temple Emanu-El in San Jose, California, from 1985 to 1993. From 1993 to 1999 he was engaged in major fundraising projects. Rabbi Plaut died in April 2012 at the age of 69.