JSA2016-26: Rabbi Mark Howard Levin, author of Praying the Bible
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Rabbi Mark Howard Levin, founding rabbi of Congregation Beth Torah in Overland Park, KS, is the guest on the November 18 Jewish Sacred Aging Podcast. Rabbi Levin is the author of Praying the Bible: Finding Personal Meaning in the Siddur, Ending Boredom & Making Each Prayer Experience Unique
About the Guest
Rabbi Mark H. Levin is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. Graduated in 1971 from Boston University, magna cum laude with distinction in religion, Rabbi Levin received his Master of Arts in Hebrew letters from Hebrew Union College \\u2013 Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in 1974, his Certificate in Jewish Communal Studies in 1974(L.A.), and was ordained in 1976\\xa0(Cincinnati). Most recently, Rabbi Levin completed his Doctorate of Hebrew Letters through HUC-JIR\\xa0in New York\\xa0in May, 2001, and his honorary Doctor of Divinity in 2001 in Cincinnati. He has been the congregational Pulpit Rabbi for Congregation Beth Torah since its inception in 1988 up until his retirement from this position in June 2014.\\xa0 In July 2014 he accepted the position of Beth Torah\\u2019s Founding Rabbi.\\xa0 Rabbi Levin is the father of three children\\xa0and grandfather of one child.\\xa0He is married to the former Kacy Childs-Winston, the mother of Kyle and Seth Winston. \\xa0Rabbi Levin serves on several local boards and\\xa0writes religion columns for the Kansas City Star, and answers questions for the \\u201cAsk the Rabbi\\u201d service of the Union of Reform Judaism.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 To email Rabbi Levin,\\xa0mlevin@beth-torah.org.
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