Beerman

Leonard Beerman is the founding rabbi of Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles, where he served for thirty-seven years until his retirement. He has taught at Claremont Men’s College and lectured widely in universities, churches, synagogues, and mosques. Throughout his career, the primary focus of his concern has been on the issues of justice and peace, and he has worked to bring conscience and faith to the forefront of many difficult and controversial social questions. He has been awarded honorary doctorates by the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, Lafayette College, and Washington & Jefferson College.