Hershel Matt

Rabbi Hershel Jonah Matt (July 11, 1922–December 26, 1987) was a rabbi, scholar and professor. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE2DA153CF932A05751C1A961948260 "The New York Times" obituary, December 31, 1987: Rabbi Hershel Matt] ]

Education

Rabbi Matt attended the University of Pennsylvania and received a Bachelor Degree in Philosophy in 1943.cite book|Editor=Matt, Daniel C.|title=Walking Humbly With God:The Life and Writings of Rabbi Hershel Jonah Matt|publisher=KTAV Publishing House, Inc|year=1993|id=ISBN 0-88125-4308-4|]

He was awarded a Master of Hebrew Literature from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1947.

He received Semicha from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1947.

Career

He was a professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and Academy for Jewish Religion.

Rabbi Matt was the spiritual leader of congregations in New Jersey, New York and New Hampshire.

Rabbinical experience

*1947-1950 Beth Abraham Congergation (Nashua, NH)
*1950-1959 Temple Beth El (Troy, NY)
*1959-1970 Temple Neve Shalom (Metuchen, NJ)
*1970-1975 The Jewish Center (Princeton, NJ)

References

External links

* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE2DA153CF932A05751C1A961948260 Rabbi Hershel Matt, Professor, 65]
* [http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/~joer/matt.html About Hershel Matt]