Irwin Kula

Irwin Kula

Rabbi, author, commentator

Rabbi Irwin Kula is the President of CLAL-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, a leadership training institute, think tank and resource center in New York. The “On Faith” panelist has served as rabbi of congregations in St. Louis, New York City and Jerusalem. He is author of “Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life” (Hyperion, Sept. 2006)  winner of a “Books for a Better Life Award,” and selected by Spirituality & Health magazine as one the “10 Best Spiritual Book of 2006.” He is a regular guest on NBC-TV’s “The Today Show,” and co-host of the popular weekly radio show, Hirschfield and Kula, airing on KXL in Portland, Ore. In 2007 he was identified as one of the “Top 50 Rabbis in America,” by Newsweek. He is co-founder of the Aitz Hayim Center for Jewish Living in Chicago. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from Columbia Univ., his B.H.L. from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTSA) in NY, and his M.A. in Rabbinics and Rabbinic Ordination from JTSA. He has served as rabbi of congregations in St. Louis, MO; Queens, NY; and Jerusalem, Israel. Close.

Irwin Kula

Rabbi, author, commentator

Rabbi Irwin Kula is the President of CLAL-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership in New York. He has served congregations in St. Louis, New York and Jerusalem. more »

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Sacred Doubt
These letters remind us that any faith that is certain is no faith at all just as any love never doubted is very shallow love.

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ronnie:

Hey man...sorry I missed the party. notem6715

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ronnie:

Hey man...sorry I missed the party. notem6715

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Sung:

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Sung:

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Silver Spring.:

Wow. What an essay.

I am stunned.

I must read her letters.

September 5, 2007 8:38 PM | Report Offensive Comments

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mia:

LORD Raise Me Up:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzz8EdXf_Fw

September 4, 2007 10:02 PM | Report Offensive Comments

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speed123:

Beautiful essay! God bless you.

August 29, 2007 2:23 PM | Report Offensive Comments

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John Foland:

A profound, heartfelt essay on both Mother Theresa and on the everlasting struggle of faith within every thinking person. As an old atheist (I simply can't get it closer to me) whose life has been what some good folks have called a religious quest, the revelation of the true Mother Theresa has confirmed my deep conviction that mankind, in and of itself, is a force for good. Religion, for a countless litany of reasons and means, somehow perverts that inherent goodness into "magical thinking" factions that eventually turn on one another until man is against man, god against god. Like Mother Theresa, perhaps we ought to forget about heavenly fathers and afterlives, and look into ourselves for the good that lies there to help ourselves and others to join this short dance of mystery.

August 29, 2007 2:10 PM | Report Offensive Comments

Posted on August 29, 2007 14:10

John Foland:

A profound, heartfelt essay on both Mother Theresa and on the everlasting struggle of faith within every thinking person. As an old atheist (I simply can't get it closer to me) whose life has been what some good folks have called a religious quest, the revelation of the true Mother Theresa has confirmed my deep conviction that mankind, in and of itself, is a force for good. Religion, for a countless litany of reasons and means, somehow perverts that inherent goodness into "magical thinking" factions that eventually turn on one another until man is against man, god against god. Like Mother Theresa, perhaps we ought to forget about heavenly fathers and afterlives, and look into ourselves for the good that lies there to help ourselves and others to join this short dance of mystery.

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Posted on August 29, 2007 14:10

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