Howard Addison

HOWARD AVRUHM ADDISON, Ph.D., DMin, is an ordained rabbi who received his ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1976 and has published five books. His recent books include Jewish Spiritual Direction, Seeking Redemption in an Unredeemed World and Cast in God’s Image.

Addison served as Associate Professor for Instruction at Temple University’s Intellectual Heritage Program for over two decades, retiring as Associate Professor Emeritus in 2022. He also directs Jewish Spirituality Graduate Programs at the Graduate Theological Foundation and is a founding teacher of Lev Shomea, North America’s first Jewish Spiritual Direction training institute.

As a student at the Jewish Theological Seminary, Addison served as assistant to Abraham Joshua Heschel, an influence that runs through his work on Jewish spirituality and the interior life.

Howard lives in the Philadelphia area.

Howard Addison’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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