Wikipedia's first sentence called it “executive director of the association of reform zionists of america/ world union for progressive judaism”. Today it says “american reform rabbi and attorney”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “American Reform rabbi (born 1958/59)”. It now reads “American Reform rabbi (born 1959)”.
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Ammiel Hirsch ( Hebrew : עמיאל הירש , also spelled Amiel Hirsch ) (born 1958 or 1959) is an American Reform rabbi and attorney. He is the senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and former executive director of the Association of Reform Zionists of America / World Union for Progressive Judaism , North America. In 2024, The Jerusalem Post [1] named him among “The 50 Most Influential Jews of the Year.” In 2016, City & State New York magazine praised him as “the borough's most influential voice” for Manhattan's more than 300,000 Jews, and, in 2015, the New York Observer named him among “New York’s Most Influential Religious Leaders.” He has written two books: "The Lilac Tree: A Rabbi's Reflections on Love, Courage, and History" (2023) and "One People, Two Worlds: A Reform Rabbi and an Orthodox Rabbi Explore the Issues That Divide Them" (2003), which he co-authored with Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman.
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His editorials, essays, and sermons appear in newspapers and magazines around the world. He lives in New York City . He is the co-author of One People, Two Worlds : A Reform Rabbi and an Orthodox Rabbi Explore the Issues That Divide Them, with Rabbi Yosef Reinman . v t e v t e
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Ammiel Hirsch ( , also spelled Amiel Hirsch ) (born 1959) is a Reform Jewish rabbi and a bar-certified lawyer in New York .He is the senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and former Executive Director of the Association of Reform Zionists of America / World Union for Progressive Judaism , North America.
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Ammiel Hirsch ( , also spelled Amiel Hirsch ) (born 1959) is a Reform Jewish rabbi and a bar-certified lawyer in New York . He is the senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and former Executive Director of the Association of Reform Zionists of America / World Union for Progressive Judaism , North America. In 2018, The Jerusalem Post named him among “The 50 Most Influential Jews of the Year.” In 2016, City & State New York magazine praised him as “the borough's most influential voice” for Manhattan's more than 300,000 Jews, and in 2015, the New York Observer named him among “New York’s Most Influential Religious Leaders.” Brawarsky, Sandee (11 October 2002).
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Ammiel Hirsch ( , also spelled Amiel Hirsch ) (born 1959) is an American Reform rabbi and attorney. He is the senior rabbi of Stephen Wise Free Synagogue and former executive director of the Association of Reform Zionists of America / World Union for Progressive Judaism , North America. In 2018, The Jerusalem Post named him among “The 50 Most Influential Jews of the Year.” In 2016, City & State New York magazine praised him as “the borough's most influential voice” for Manhattan's more than 300,000 Jews, and, in 2015, the New York Observer named him among “New York’s Most Influential Religious Leaders.” He has written two books: "The Lilac Tree: A Rabbi's Reflections on Love, Courage, and History" (2023) and "One People, Two Worlds: A Reform Rabbi and an Orthodox Rabbi Explore the Issues That Divide Them" (2003), which he co-authored with Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Reinman.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “executive director of the association of reform zionists of america/ world union for progressive judaism”. Today it says “american reform rabbi and attorney”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “American Reform rabbi (born 1958/59)”. It now reads “American Reform rabbi (born 1959)”. Read the current article and compare.
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executive director of the association of reform zionists of america/ world union for progressive judaism
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american reform rabbi and attorney
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