Rabbi Donald Goor
Rabbi Donald Goor, Rabbi Emeritus of
Temple Judea Tarzana, California, currently serves as Rabbinic Liaison at Daat
Travel/ARZA World in Jerusalem and as campus rabbi at the Hebrew Union College–Jewish
Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in Jerusalem. Rabbi Goor grew up in San Diego, California,
as the son of a rabbi.He graduated the University
of California at Berkeley (Go Bears!) with honors and distinction.In 1987, he was ordained at the HUC-JIR in
New York.Rabbi Goor then joined Temple
Judea where he remained for 27 years serving as senior rabbi. He is the Editor
of the groundbreaking Life Cycle manual, L'chol
Z'man v'Eit: For Sacred Moments, published by CCAR Press in 2015.
During his time in Los Angeles, Rabbi
Goor served on the faculty of HUC-JIR where he taught second and fifth year rabbinic
students, addressing topics that relate to the practical aspects of being in
the clergy. Rabbi Goor continues his own
studies at the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem as a fellow in the Center for
Rabbinic Enrichment.
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Rabbi Goor co-founded the HOPE Network,
the Valley Interfaith Council’s Homeless Project.He has chaired the Jewish Federation/Valley
Alliance’s Jewish Community Relations Council, and co-chaired the Jewish
Federation’s Cults and Missionaries Commission. Over his many years in Los Angeles, he was
passionate about his involvement with One LA and Reform California – efforts in
community organizing. Rabbi Goor currently serves on the board of Shutaf, an
after school and summer camp program devoted to inclusion for Special Needs
children and teens and the David Forman Foundation which furthers Social
Justice in Israel.
In July of 2013, Rabbi Goor and his
husband, Cantor Evan Kent, fulfilled a life dream and made aliyah.
CCAR Press
works include:
L'chol Z'man v'Eit: For Sacred Moments |
$60.00 |
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