Susan Schnur

Susan Schnur (born April 21, 1951) is an American rabbi, psychologist, writer and editor.  She has served as editor of Lilith since 1995.[1]

Susan Schnur
Born1951 (age 68–69)
Occupationrabbi, psychologist, writer and editor
EmployerLilith Magazine

Schnur was ordained as a rabbi by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 1982, making her among the first 12 female Reconstructionist rabbis and among the first 61 female rabbis altogether in the world.[2] She has described herself as a "recovering rabbi," and views Lilith as her "paper pulpit" from which she preaches Jewish feminism. Through Lilith, she has said, she and her co-editors "helped to transform Judaism into something beautiful and plausible for thousands of Jewish women."[3]

After becoming a rabbi, Schnur later became a clinical psychologist.[4][5]

Schnur has been widely noted for her writings on forgiveness, which show how gender matters in discussions of forgiveness[6] and which break down rigid distinctions between forgiving and not forgiving.[7][8] Schnur has written for many publications, and formerly wrote a weekly column for the New York Times.[9][10][11]

References
  1. Endres, Kathleen L.; Lueck, Therese L. (1996). Women's Periodicals in the United States: Social and Political Issues. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313286322.
  2. "12 Women to Be Ordained As Reform and 2 As Reconstructionist Rabbis". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. May 21, 1982. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  3. "Celebrating 40 Years of Lilith Magazine in Print". The Forward. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  4. "Analyze THIS". Lilith Magazine. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  5. Fox-Bevilacqua, Marisa (January 27, 2017). "Silent Children of the Holocaust Making Their Voices Heard". Haaretz. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  6. Schwab, Charlotte Rolnick (July 8, 2003). Sex, Lies, and Rabbis: Breaking a Sacred Trust. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781403338044.
  7. Spring, Janis A. (October 13, 2009). How Can I Forgive You?: The Courage to Forgive, The Freedom Not To. Harper Collins. ISBN 9780061865299.
  8. "What Do You Do When There Is No Apology?". valfarmer.com. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  9. "Hers; Susan Schnur". The New York Times. July 25, 1985. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  10. "Susan Schnur". Open Road. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  11. Anisfeld, Sharon Cohen, 1960– Mohr, Tara, 1968– Spector, Catherine, 1978– (2003). The women's seder sourcebook : rituals & readings for use at the Passover seder. Jewish Lights. p. 321. ISBN 1580232329.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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