City Congregation For Humanistic Judaism - Rabbi

Rabbi

The congregation is led by Rabbi Peter Schweitzer, who is a recognized leader of Humanistic Judaism. He serves as the president of the Association of Humanistic Rabbis and is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Humanistic Judaism. He also contributes the Humanistic perspective to Moment Magazine's "Ask the Rabbi" column. Among his writings are: The Liberated Haggadah: A Passover Celebration for Cultural, Secular and Humanistic Jews (The Center for Cultural Judaism, 2006), The Guide for a Humanistic Bar/Bat Mitzvah (The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, 2003), and A Modern Lamentation: A Memorial to 9/11 (The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Rosh Hashanah, 2002).

Rabbi Schweitzer is also recognized for the major collection of Jewish Americana that he amassed over twenty-five years. Numbering some 10,000 items, he donated this major collection in 2005 to The National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. Rabbi Schweitzer's dedication to social service and Jewish causes comes from a long tradition of family commitment. He is the great-grandson of the renowned constitutional lawyer and Jewish civic leader, Louis Marshall, and the grandson of Jacob Billikopf, the nationally recognized leader in social work, Jewish philanthropy and labor negotiation.