Hershel Matt

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Rabbi Hershel Jonah Matt (July 11, 1922–December 26, 1987) was a rabbi, scholar and professor.[1]

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[edit] Education

Rabbi Matt attended the University of Pennsylvania and received a Bachelor Degree in Philosophy in 1943.[2]

He was awarded a Master of Hebrew Literature from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1947.[2]

He received Semicha from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1947.[2]

[edit] Career

He was a professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and Academy for Jewish Religion.[2]

Rabbi Matt was the spiritual leader of congregations in New Jersey, New York and New Hampshire.[2]

[edit] Rabbinical experience

  • 1947-1950 Beth Abraham Congergation (Nashua, NH)
  • 1950-1959 Temple Beth El (Troy, NY)
  • 1959-1970 Temple Neve Shalom (Metuchen, NJ)
  • 1970-1975 The Jewish Center (Princeton, NJ)

[edit] References

  1. ^ The New York Times obituary, December 31, 1987: Rabbi Hershel Matt
  2. ^ a b c d e (1993) Walking Humbly With God:The Life and Writings of Rabbi Hershel Jonah Matt. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 0-88125-4308-4. 

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