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Neil Gillman (born September 11, 1933 – died November 24, 2017) was a Canadian-American rabbi and philosopher. He was connected to a Jewish group called Conservative Judaism. He taught many people about Jewish ideas and beliefs.
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About Neil Gillman
His Early Life and Education
Neil Gillman was born in Quebec City, Canada. He went to McGill University and finished his studies there in 1954.
Later, he became a rabbi in 1960. He studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He also earned a special degree called a Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University in 1975.
His Work in Conservative Judaism
Neil Gillman was an important member of the Conservative movement. This group has rabbis who are part of the Rabbinical Assembly. He was also a professor of Jewish philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. This seminary is located in Manhattan, New York City, USA.
Gillman helped create an important document for Conservative Judaism. It was called Emet Ve-Emunah, which means "Truth and Faith." This document was the first official statement of beliefs for the Conservative Jewish movement.
Books He Wrote
Neil Gillman wrote several books about Jewish thought and beliefs. These books helped explain complex ideas in a clear way.
- Believing and Its Tensions: A Personal Conversation about God, Torah, Suffering and Death in Jewish Thought, Jewish Lights, 2013.
- Doing Jewish Theology: God, Torah and Israel in Modern Judaism, Jewish Lights, 2008.
- Traces of God: Seeing God in Torah, History and Everyday Life, Jewish Lights, 2006.
- The Jewish Approach to God: A Brief Introduction for Christians, Jewish Lights, 2003.
- The Way into Encountering God in Judaism, Jewish Lights, 2000.
- The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought, Jewish Lights, 1997.
- Conservative Judaism: The New Century, Behrman House, 1993.
- Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew, Jewish Publication Society, 1992.
- Gabriel Marcel on Religious Knowledge, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1980.
Awards and Recognition
In 1991, Neil Gillman received a special honor. He won the National Jewish Book Award. This award was in the Jewish Thought category. He won it for his book called Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew.
See Also
- American philosophy
- List of American philosophers
