Rabbi Joseph Telushkin

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, spiritual leader and scholar, is the author of Jewish Literacy , the most widely read book on Judaism of the past two decades. Another of his books, Words That Hurt, Words That Heal , was the motivating force behind Senators Joseph Lieberman and Connie Mack's 1996 Senate Resolution #151 to establish a "National Speak No Evil Day" throughout the United States. Rabbi Telushkin serves as a senior associate of CLAL, the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, and...See more

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, spiritual leader and scholar, is the author of Jewish Literacy , the most widely read book on Judaism of the past two decades. Another of his books, Words That Hurt, Words That Heal , was the motivating force behind Senators Joseph Lieberman and Connie Mack's 1996 Senate Resolution #151 to establish a "National Speak No Evil Day" throughout the United States. Rabbi Telushkin serves as a senior associate of CLAL, the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, and is the rabbi of the Los Angeles-based Synagogue for the Performing Arts. He lives with his family in New York City and lectures regularly throughout the United States. See less