William Strongin

Rabbi William M. Strongin is a prominent author, Director of Jewish Studies at State University of New York at New Paltz,[1] and a spiritual leader at Kehillat Ahavat Achim, a Jewish congregation in New Paltz.[2] Strongin received a BA at Stony Brook University, a MTS at Harvard, and a MAHL and DDiv from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Wyncote, Pennsylvania.[2]

Strongin has written articles and book reviews in magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals. In his article "Contemplating the Nature of Evil", Strongin describes evil as a necessary component of all human beings: on one hand, evil seeks to destroy us, but on the other hand, it also helps us grow and evolve as beings.[2]

References

"College of Liberal Arts & Sciences." SUNY New Paltz – College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, http://www.newpaltz.edu/collegelas/deptprogs.html.
Strongin, William, "Contemplating the Nature of Evil", Reconstructionism Today, Vol. 6, No. 3, p. 9

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[1] "College of Liberal Arts & Sciences." SUNY New Paltz – College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, http://www.newpaltz.edu/collegelas/deptprogs.html.

[:0-2] Strongin, William, "Contemplating the Nature of Evil", Reconstructionism Today, Vol. 6, No. 3, p. 9