Rabbi James Rudin

RABBI A. JAMES RUDIN is a former National Interreligious Affairs Director of the American Jewish Committee who has written, co-authored, or co-edited more than a dozen books. His recent books include Pillar of Fire: A Biography of Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, The Baptizing of America and Christians & Jews—Faith to Faith.

In 2022, Pope Francis named Rudin a Papal Knight of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great, making him only the third American rabbi to receive that honor. Pillar of Fire was nominated for a 2016 Pulitzer Prize.

When not writing, Rudin serves as Senior Interreligious Adviser and member of the Board of Governors of the American Jewish Committee, and as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Religion and Judaica at Saint Leo University.

Rabbi James Rudin’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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