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Jonathan Magonet | |
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| Born | 2 August 1942 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Rabbi, theologian |
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| Language | English |
| Tradition or movement | Reform Judaism |
| Main interests | Interfaith dialogues between Christianity, Judaism and Islam |
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Jonathan David Magonet (born 2 August 1942)[1] is a British rabbi theologian, Vice-President of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, and a biblical scholar. He is highly active in Christian-Jewish dialogue, and in dialogue between Jews and Muslims. He was the long-time Principal (Rector or academic director), now retired, of London's Leo Baeck College, the first Liberal Jewish seminary of all of Europe since World War II.[2] He resides in London with his wife Dorothea.
Magonet served on the rabbinic staff at West London Synagogue of British Jews. He has been part of the team constructing the new edition of the British Reform Prayer Book.
- ^ "Rabbi Prof Jonathan Magonet". Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ Magonet, Jonathan (1992) Bible Lives. London: SCM, page x (preface)