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{{Short description|American rabbi and theologian}}
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Rabbi '''Ira F. Stone''' (b. 1949) is a leading figure in the contemporary renewal of the [[Musar movement]], a Jewish ethical movement.
Rabbi '''Ira F. Stone''' (born 1949) is a leading figure in the contemporary renewal of the [[Musar movement]], a Jewish ethical movement.


== Career ==
== Career ==
Stone was ordained as a rabbi at the [[Jewish Theological Seminary of America]] in 1979, and proceeded to serve congregations in [[Seattle]] and [[Philadelphia]] while also teaching at the [[Jewish Theological Seminary of America]] and the [[Reconstructionist Rabbinical College]]. He served as rabbi of [[Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel]] in Philadelphia from 1988 until his retirement in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jewishphoenix.org/event/the-greatest-jewish-philosopher-that-nobodys-heard-of-a-meeting-with-emmanuel-levinas/|title=The Greatest Jewish Philosopher That Nobody’s Heard Of: A Meeting with Emmanuel Levinas|website=Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref> Stone became the founding director of the Center for Contemporary Mussar in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jewishexponent.com/2018/01/24/center-contemporary-mussar-offers-space-study-self-introspection/|title=Center for Contemporary Mussar Offers Space for Study and Self-Introspection|last=Stern|first=Marissa|date=2018-01-24|website=Jewish Exponent|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pj-MDwAAQBAJ|title=In Search of the Holy Life: Rediscovering the Kabbalistic Roots of Mussar|last=Stone|first=Ira|last2=Trey|first2=Beulah|date=2019-03-06|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=9781532069819|language=en}}</ref>
Stone was ordained as a rabbi at the [[Jewish Theological Seminary of America]] in 1979, and proceeded to serve congregations in [[Seattle]] and [[Philadelphia]] while also teaching at the [[Jewish Theological Seminary of America]] and the [[Reconstructionist Rabbinical College]]. He served as rabbi of [[Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel]] in Philadelphia from 1988 until his retirement in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jewishphoenix.org/event/the-greatest-jewish-philosopher-that-nobodys-heard-of-a-meeting-with-emmanuel-levinas/|title=The Greatest Jewish Philosopher That Nobody's Heard Of: A Meeting with Emmanuel Levinas|website=Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref> Stone became the founding director of the Center for Contemporary Mussar in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jewishexponent.com/2018/01/24/center-contemporary-mussar-offers-space-study-self-introspection/|title=Center for Contemporary Mussar Offers Space for Study and Self-Introspection|last=Stern|first=Marissa|date=2018-01-24|website=Jewish Exponent|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Pj-MDwAAQBAJ|title=In Search of the Holy Life: Rediscovering the Kabbalistic Roots of Mussar|last1=Stone|first1=Ira|last2=Trey|first2=Beulah|date=2019-03-06|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=9781532069819|language=en}}</ref>


== Musar Movement ==
== Musar Movement ==
Stone is a scholar of [[Emmanuel Levinas]] and of the Musar movement. His book ''A Responsible Life: The Spiritual Path of Mussar'' draws on the thinking of Emmanuel Levinas in developing a contemporary vision of Musar. Unlike many other non-Orthodox Musar teachers, he believes that Musar practice must involve a commitment to the observance of Jewish law. Stone has also proposed that a dedication to Musar should be central to the approach of [[Conservative Judaism]].<ref>Geoffrey Claussen, [http://iasc-culture.org/THR/THR_article_2010_Summer_Claussen.php "The American Jewish Revival of Musar"], ''Hedgehog Review'' 12, no. 2 (2010): 63-72</ref>
Stone is a scholar of [[Emmanuel Levinas]] and of the Musar movement. His book ''A Responsible Life: The Spiritual Path of Mussar''<ref>{{cite book|author=Ira Stone|title=A Responsible Life: The Spiritual Path of Mussar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jrFNAwAAQBAJ|year=2013|publisher=Wipf and Stock Publishers|isbn=978-1-62032-875-0}}</ref> draws on the thinking of Emmanuel Levinas in developing a contemporary vision of Musar. Unlike many other non-Orthodox Musar teachers, he believes that Musar practice must involve a commitment to the observance of Jewish law. Stone has also proposed that a dedication to Musar should be central to the approach of [[Conservative Judaism]].<ref>Geoffrey Claussen, [http://iasc-culture.org/THR/THR_article_2010_Summer_Claussen.php "The American Jewish Revival of Musar"], ''Hedgehog Review'' 12, no. 2 (2010): 63-72</ref> Rabbi Ira Stone serves as the Rosh Yeshiva of the Center for Contemporary Mussar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Center for Contemporary Mussar |url=https://contemporarymussar.org/}}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
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Latest revision as of 02:22, 26 July 2024

Ira F. Stone
Born1949
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)congregational rabbi
professor
Notable workA Responsible Life
SpouseAnnie Stone
Theological work
LanguageEnglish
Tradition or movementConservative Judaism
Main interestsMusar Movement
Emmanuel Levinas
Jewish philosophy

Rabbi Ira F. Stone (born 1949) is a leading figure in the contemporary renewal of the Musar movement, a Jewish ethical movement.

Career

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Stone was ordained as a rabbi at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 1979, and proceeded to serve congregations in Seattle and Philadelphia while also teaching at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. He served as rabbi of Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel in Philadelphia from 1988 until his retirement in 2015.[1] Stone became the founding director of the Center for Contemporary Mussar in 2017.[2][3]

Musar Movement

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Stone is a scholar of Emmanuel Levinas and of the Musar movement. His book A Responsible Life: The Spiritual Path of Mussar[4] draws on the thinking of Emmanuel Levinas in developing a contemporary vision of Musar. Unlike many other non-Orthodox Musar teachers, he believes that Musar practice must involve a commitment to the observance of Jewish law. Stone has also proposed that a dedication to Musar should be central to the approach of Conservative Judaism.[5] Rabbi Ira Stone serves as the Rosh Yeshiva of the Center for Contemporary Mussar.[6]

Bibliography

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Stone's books include:

  • Reading Levinas/Reading Talmud (JPS, 1998)
  • Seeking the Path of Life: Theological Meditations on the Nature of God, Life, Love and Death (Jewish Lights, 1993)
  • Sketches for a Book of Psalms (Xlibris, 2000)
  • A Responsible Life: The Spiritual Path of Mussar (Aviv Press, 2006)
  • A commentary on Rabbi Moshe Hayyim Luzzatto's Mesillat Yesharim (Jewish Publication Society, 2010).
  • In Search of the Holy Life: Rediscovering the Kabbalistic Roots of Mussar (iUniverse, 2019)

References

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  1. ^ "The Greatest Jewish Philosopher That Nobody's Heard Of: A Meeting with Emmanuel Levinas". Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  2. ^ Stern, Marissa (2018-01-24). "Center for Contemporary Mussar Offers Space for Study and Self-Introspection". Jewish Exponent. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  3. ^ Stone, Ira; Trey, Beulah (2019-03-06). In Search of the Holy Life: Rediscovering the Kabbalistic Roots of Mussar. iUniverse. ISBN 9781532069819.
  4. ^ Ira Stone (2013). A Responsible Life: The Spiritual Path of Mussar. Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-62032-875-0.
  5. ^ Geoffrey Claussen, "The American Jewish Revival of Musar", Hedgehog Review 12, no. 2 (2010): 63-72
  6. ^ "Center for Contemporary Mussar".



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