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Ira F. Stone
Ira F. Stone
Born	1949
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	congregational rabbi; professor
Notable work	A Responsible Life
Spouse	Annie Stone
	Theological work
Language	English
Tradition or movement	Conservative Judaism
Main interests	Musar Movement; Emmanuel Levinas; Jewish philosophy

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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.

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]

Stone is a scholar of Emmanuel Levinas and of the Musar movement. His book A Responsible Life: The Spiritual Path of Mussar (Aviv Press, 2006), 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.^[3]

Among his other books are 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), and a commentary on Rabbi Moshe Hayyim Luzzatto's Mesillat Yesharim (Jewish Publication Society, 2010).

References

^ "The Greatest Jewish Philosopher That Nobody's Heard Of: A Meeting with Emmanuel Levinas". Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
^ Stern, Marissa (2018-01-24). "Center for Contemporary Mussar Offers Space for Study and Self-Introspection". Jewish Exponent. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
^ Geoffrey Claussen, "The American Jewish Revival of Musar", Hedgehog Review 12, no. 2 (2010): 63-72

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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] Geoffrey Claussen, "The American Jewish Revival of Musar", Hedgehog Review 12, no. 2 (2010): 63-72

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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.
-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]].  He has been the spiritual leader at [http://www.bzbi.org/home/ Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel] in Philadelphia since 1988.  He also currently teaches at the  [[Reconstructionist Rabbinical College]] and is the director of Mussar Leadership Programs (formerly known as the Philadelphia Mussar Institute).
+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 [http://www.bzbi.org/home/ 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>
-He is a scholar of [[Emmanuel Levinas]] and of the Musar movement.  His book ''A Responsible Life: The Spiritual Path of Mussar'' (Aviv Press, 2006), draws on the thinking of Emmanuel Levinas in developing a contemporary vision of Musar.  Unlike 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'' (Aviv Press, 2006), 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>
 Among his other books are ''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), and a commentary on [[Moshe Chaim Luzzatto|Rabbi Moshe Hayyim Luzzatto]]'s ''[[Mesillat Yesharim]]'' ([[Jewish Publication Society]], 2010).