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(1935-2023) Rabbi, author. Rabbi Harold Kushner was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Canton, Massachusetts.

Full Name

Rabbi Harold S Kushner

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Author's Timeline


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RESIDENCE

Rabbi Kushner lived part of his childhood in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York.

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OTHER

Rabbi Kushner graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York.

1935

BIRTH

Rabbi Harold S. Kushner was born Harold Samuel Kushner in the East New York section of Brooklyn, New York, on April 3, 1935.

1955

OTHER

Rabbi Kushner received a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1955.

1960

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Rabbi Harold Kushner received a master's degree from Columbia University in 1960.

1962

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Rabbi Kushner served for four years as an assistant rabbi at Temple Israel in Great Neck, New York, from 1962 to 1966.

1972

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Rabbi Kushner received a doctorate from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1972.

1981

LITWORK

When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Schocken Books

Nonfiction.

1986

LITWORK

When All You've Ever Wanted Isn't Enough
Summit Books
0671543423 / 978-0671543426
Nonfiction.

1996

LITWORK

How Good Do We Have to Be? A New Understanding of Guilt and Forgiveness
Little Brown & Company
9780316507417 / 978-0316507417
Nonfiction.

2001

LITWORK

Living a Life That Matters: Resolving the Conflict between Conscience and Success
Knopf
0375410635 / 978-0375410635
Nonfiction.

2003

LITWORK

The Lord Is My Shepherd: Healing Wisdom Of The 23rd Psalm
Knopf
9781400040568 / 978-1400040568
Nonfiction.

2006

LITWORK

Overcoming Life's Disappointments
Knopf
1400040574 / 978-1400040575
Nonfiction.

2009

LITWORK

Conquering Fear: Living Boldly in an Uncertain World
Knopf
0307266648 / 978-0307266644
Nonfiction.

2012

LITWORK

The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happened to a Good Person
Schocken Books

Nonfiction.

2015

LITWORK

Nine Essential Things I've Learned About Life
Knopf
0385354096 / 978-0385354097
Nonfiction.

2018

LITWORK

Echoes of Sinai: Favorite Sermons of Rabbi Harold Kushner
Curtis Brown Unlimited
1944377298 / 978-1944377298
Nonfiction.

2023

DEATH

Rabbi Harold S. Kushner died in hospice care in Canton, Massachusetts, on April 27, 2023.

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