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Lawrence Troster
Phone:Â 201 833-5166
Email:Â ltroster@optonline.net
Website (for further information):Â
Memberships:Â Rabbinical Assembly
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| I am available for:Â Weekends,Individual lectures / concerts,Lecture series / concert series,Consult on lecture / concert programming |
| Biography:Â Rabbinic Director, J Street. Former Rabbinic Scholar-in-Residence and director of the Fellowship program for GreenFaith, the interfaith environmental coalition in New Jersey. He is one of the leading Jewish eco-theologians and religious environmental activists. Also was the Jewish Chaplain of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson and was the Rabbinic Fellow of the Coalition On the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL). He has also taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary and spoken had many colleges, synagogues and organizations. He was a congregational rabbi for 20 years serving congregations in Toronto and New Jersey. He is a regular contributor to Huffington Post, and has published numerous articles and has lectured widely on eco-theology, bio-ethics, and Judaism and modern science. He received his B.A. from the University of Toronto and his M.A. and rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary and was recently given an honorary Doctor of Divinity by JTS for his more than 25 years of rabbinic service |
| My topics include: |
- Jewish Environmentalism, Eco-Theology, Environmental Ethics, Jewish environmental spirituality
- Judaism and Modern Science: The Bible and the Big Bang Theory; Judaism and Evolution
- Jewish responses to evil and suffering: Classical views, Holocaust Theology, Hans Jonas
- What do we mean by God?
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| My general fee range is $1501-2000; details: Fee negotiable depending on number of sessions. Travel and accommodation in addition to fee. |
For an individual lecture, my fee is $501-1000; details: Fee negotiable on type of presentation. Travel in addition to fee.
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For a series of lectures, my fee is $1001-1500; details: Fee negotiable on type of presentation. Travel in addition to fee.
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For consulting, my fee is $501-1000; details: depends on the project which can be negotiated on an hourly basis
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| My quoted fees include travel: Yes |
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