Michael Lerner (rabbi)

Michael Lerner
Lerner at Occupy Oakland, 2011
Born(1943-02-07)February 7, 1943
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedAugust 28, 2024(2024-08-28) (aged 81)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations
Employers
Spouses
  • Theirrie Cook (divorced)
  • Nan Fink (div. 1991)
  • Deborah Kohn-Lerner
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    (m. 1998; div. 2014)​
  • Cat Zavis
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    (m. 2015; sep. 2024)​
ChildrenAkiba Jeremiah Lerner

Michael Phillip Lerner (February 7, 1943[a] – August 28, 2024) was an American political activist, the editor of Tikkun, a progressive Jewish interfaith magazine based in Berkeley, California, and the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue in Berkeley.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Help us celebrate Rabbi Lerner's 75th birthday!". Tikkun. February 2, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Lerner, Michael P. 1943–". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Langer, Emily (September 6, 2024). "Michael Lerner, activist rabbi who founded Tikkun magazine, dies at 81". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Silow-Carroll, Andrew (August 30, 2024). "Michael Lerner, influential rabbi-activist and founder of Tikkun magazine, dies at 81". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Nossiter, Adam (September 6, 2024). "Michael Lerner, 81, Is Dead; Founder of a Combative Jewish Magazine". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Lerner, Michael (May–June 2005). "Biographical Notes on Rabbi Lerner". Tikkun. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008. Retrieved July 12, 2010.
  7. ^ Katz, Leslie (August 2, 1996). "Controversial editor : Tikkun's Lerner starts S.F. synagogue". JWeekly: Jewish News Weekly of Northern California. Retrieved January 15, 2008.


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