Be a Maccabean on the Caribbean!
Jewish tradition provides that we prepare for a holiday in the month leading up to the celebration. Here is a wonderful opportunity it is to prepare for Chanukah 2005 during the year that follows our 350th anniversary of Jews in America. The Caribbean is filled with places that were among the first sites of Jewish settlement in the New World. From Surinam, to Jamaica, from Barbados to Curacao and points in between! We proudly offer opportunities for exploring these vital roots of our people’s history, much of which mirrors many of our grandparents and great grandparents search for fortune and freedom.
On board, will be opportunities for meditation, prayer and study. Two study opportunities include:
“From Uriah P. Levy to Hyman Rickover – the history of Jews at sea!”
(Rabbi will share his favorite Jewish and non Jewish folk sea shanties)
“Mayim Mayim! Water Water! The challenging search for mystical truth in Judaism!”
(Some practical meditation will be included!)
Whether it is prayer, meditation or history, which “floats your boat,” this voyage of leisure and discovery will make this cruise a memorable and enjoyable experience for one and all. So get on board!
Rabbi Yossi J. Liebowitz, D.D.
About Rabbi Liebowitz
Rabbi Yossi Liebowitz has been married for eight years to Carrie and they have one child, Hava, still at home. She is a burgeoning artist!He also has three grown children: Avi, Noah and Sara. Currently, Rabbi Liebowitz resides in Spartanburg, South Carolina where he is Rabbi at Temple B’nai Israel.
As a youth he was raised Orthodox, and has made an interesting journey to become a reform rabbi. From service as Chaplaincy to the pulpit Rabbi Liebowitz been afforded a great number of opportunities to celebrate our heritage through writing, speaking and music. His great interest in Science Fiction and Paleontology has provided numerous lectures and articles. Prizing interfaith work, such as dialogues with Buddhists and the Christian communities. Rabbi Liebowitz continues to explore how we may extend that discussion with the Islamic faith. Some of that interfaith has been through music. He has formed several folk duos and trios over the years including a collaboration with a Pastor –Rabbi duo called “The cap and the collar!”
Rabbi Liebowitz has a B.A. in Psychology along with Graduate courses in Psychology and Paleontology. He has recently completed his 25th year in the rabbinate and was awarded his second Doctorate of Divinity by HUC-JIR.
His many awards and honors reflect his deep involvement in community programs where he has served on several community boards. Many literary works have been published in newspapers and periodicals in Washington and California. Rabbi Liebowitz was the technical editor for Judaism for Dummies and a reference guide for the rest of us. Among several liturgical experiments is Sha-a-rei-Lev “Gates of the Heart”, a prayer book for children and their moms and dads. Rabbi Liebowitz has served as a Rabbi and Cantorial soloist from California to New Jersey and points in-between and takes great pride in his heritage.
