Dannel I. Schwartz

DANNEL I. SCHWARTZ was the founding rabbi of Temple Shir Shalom in West Bloomfield, Michigan, which he established in 1988 and grew to over 900 families. He was the author of Finding Joy: A Practical Spiritual Guide to Happiness and On the Wings of Healing, a hospital prayer book used in more than 200 leading hospitals in North America.

Schwartz received his doctoral degree from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1997. He served as President of the Michigan Board of Rabbis and Vice President of the North American Board of Rabbis, and previously held the position of Senior Rabbi at Temple Beth El in Birmingham, Michigan.

Schwartz began his rabbinic career in 1972 and served as a certified chaplain on the staff of Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Finding Joy was translated into German and Hebrew.

Dannel I. Schwartz’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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