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'{{Primary sources|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = David Solomon | image = Vortrag von David Solomon "A prophetic revolution in one hour" (21113240415).jpg | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = <!-- {{birth date and age|1962|01|31}} --> | birth_place = Newcastle, Australia | nationality = Australian | other_names = | occupation = Managing Editor (''Margalya Press'') | years_active = | known_for = The Whole of Jewish History in One Hour | notable_works = }} '''David Solomon''' is an Australian educator, scholar, editor, translator and writer. His main focus is in the area of Jewish education. == Early life == A seventh-generation Australian, Solomon was born in [[Newcastle, New South Wales]], the eldest child of Geoffrey and [[Julia Solomon]]. In 1970, the Solomon family relocated to [[Perth, Western Australia]]. == Education == Solomon attended Carmel School, Mount Lawley Senior High School, and completed his HSC at Yeshiva College, Melbourne. Following high school, Solomon spent several years in [[yeshivot]] in [[Australia]] and [[Israel]] before gaining academic degrees in [[anthropology]] (BA) and [[English Literature|English literature]] (BA Hons) from the [[University of Western Australia]], and a doctorate in [[translation studies]] from [[Monash University]]. Solomon also holds an associate diploma in Media Broadcasting from the [[Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts]]. == Career == Solomon has lectured throughout the world<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=JInsider|first=Mark Pearlman of|title=David Solomon: Making Jewish Wisdom Accessible and Relevant|url=http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/david-solomon-making-jewish-wisdom-accessible-and-relevant/|access-date=2021-05-22|website=jewishweek.timesofisrael.com|language=en-US}}</ref> on a range of topics, from Modern and Biblical [[Hebrew]], to [[Kabbalah]] and [[Jewish history]], as well as [[Anthropology of religion]] and [[Conceptual Art]]. Since its launch in 2019, his podcast ''Collected Talks of David Solomon'' has released weekly recordings of his lectures. In early 2005 Solomon gave the lecture, ''The Whole of Jewish History in One Hour''. By December 2006, he had expanded this concept known as the 'In One Hour' series. In 2008 he produced a book called ''The Whole of Jewish History in One Hour''. Solomon promotes study of [[Jewish history]] and [[Hebrew|Hebrew language]] as the two most essential areas of learning for the Jewish world to ensure that students are reliant on their own knowledge and not teachers. Solomon's educational philosophy aims to provide students with the necessary tools to be able to take responsibility for their own Jewish education.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-28|title=David’s educational philosophy {{!}} David Solomon|url=https://davidsolomon.online/davids-educational-philosophy/|access-date=2021-05-22|language=en-US}}</ref> In March 2012, Solomon took a commissioned scholarship in residence with ''Neshama Life''<ref name="Neshama_Life_About">{{cite web|last=Triguboff|first=Orna|title=Neshama Life centre for Kabbalah, yoga, meditation and spirituality courses in Sydney, Australia|url=http://www.neshamalife.org/?i=215/about-neshama-life|work=About|publisher=Neshama Life 2010|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref><ref> The founder of Neshama Life centre in Sydney, Australia, for Kabbalah, yoga, meditation and spirituality is Dr. Orna Triguboff, daughter of [[Harry Triguboff]], Australian property developer and one of Australia's richest citizens.</ref> in [[Sydney]] to work on the first-ever full translation into [[English language|English]] of the kabbalistic text [[Tikunei haZohar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Neshama Life - Neshama Life {{!}} Scholar in Residence: David Solomon {{!}} Sydney Kabbalah Classes|url=https://www.neshamalife.org/?i=439/scholar-in-residence-david-solomon|access-date=2021-05-22|website=www.neshamalife.org}}</ref> The translation is scheduled to be published in June 2022. He has been appointed scholar-in-residence at numerous organisations around the world including [[Caulfield Hebrew Congregation]]. He has been commissioned to write a new curriculum for the [[Melbourne Beth Din]] on conversion to Judaism and has taken a role as the coordinator of the [[Conversion to Judaism|conversion]] program at St Kilda Hebrew Congregation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-06|title=Free Judaism classes now permanent for potential converts|url=https://www.jwire.com.au/free-judaism-classes-now-permanent-for-potential-converts/|access-date=2021-05-22|website=J-Wire|language=en}}</ref> In 2021, Solomon co-founded the Jewish publishing company, Margalya Press, where he holds the position of Managing Editor. === Other projects === In the 1980s and 1990s, Solomon collaborated extensively with artist [[Rodney Glick]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.glickinternational.com/|title=Glick International|website=www.glickinternational.com|access-date=2019-01-01}}</ref> on a range of projects, including the Glick International Collection’s Klusian Philosophy and the Alice Black Theory of Emerging Art. As part of this collaboration, Solomon created the fictional philosopher Jean-Bernard Klus and wrote two books, one in the name of Klus (''The Handbook of the Finite Mind'') and the other in the name of Klus’s student Jose Palermo (''Jose Palermo and the College of Disciples''). Solomon has produced a number of short films which have received distinction in a range of fringe film festivals in [[London]] and worked at various times during the 1980s and 1990s as a radio producer and presenter for the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] and as an advertising copywriter. == Personal life == Solomon has been married twice. His first marriage was with Eva Freeman. His is currently married to Marjorie Solomon.<ref name=":0" /> He has three children, Talya, Reuben, and Tiferet. He lives in [[Melbourne, Australia]]. Solomon is the brother of Perth-based rabbi, Justice Marcus Solomon, a judge of the [[Supreme Court of Western Australia]], and uncle to Rabbi Shua Solomon, the rabbi of Mizrachi in Sydney. == Publications == * David Solomon (April 2008) ''The Whole of Jewish History in One Hour'' * Jean-Bernard Klus ''The Handbook of the Finite Mind'' * Jose Palermo ''Jose Palermo and the College of Disciples'' === Translations === * David Solomon, trans (June 2022) ''Tiqqunei ha-Zohar with Bilingual English Translation'' * Isaiah Tishby, (TBA) ''The Doctrine of Evil in Lurianic Kabbalah'' ==References== {{Reflist}} == Sources == *[https://davidsolomon.online/ Official website]. * Pearlman, M "David Solomon: Making Jewish Wisdom Accessible and Relevant", ''Jewish Week'', April 30, 2010 [http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/jinsider/david_solomon_making_jewish_wisdom_accessible_and_relevant] * Steinberg, J. "LimmudLA: 4,000 years of Jewish history in one hour", ''LA Jewish Journal'', January 25, 2008 [http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/searchview.php?id=18810] * Rocker, S. "4,000 years of history in an hour", ''The Jewish Chronicle,'' March 8, 2007 [https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-jewish-chronicle/20070309/282870841360927] * Glick International [http://www.glickinternational.com/] * Hill, Peter "Lies and Superfictions" School of Creative Arts, University of Melbourne, 2004. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070905123832/http://www.sca.unimelb.edu.au/research/seminar_papers/2004/P.HILL/HILL_072004.doc] * Super, Mendel "Meet Australia’s Newest Supreme Court Justice, Rabbi Marcus Solomon" Chabad.org/News August 23, 2021 [https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/5225758/jewish/Meet-Australias-Newest-Supreme-Court-Justice-Rabbi-Marcus-Solomon.htm] {{DEFAULTSORT:Solomon, David}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Jewish Australian writers]] [[Category:Australian educators]] [[Category:Australian non-fiction writers]]'