Rabbi Dr. Geoffrey J. Haber

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Rabbi Haber contributes aritcles, reviews, opinons and sermons regularly to The American Rabbi, Homiletics,  and The Jewish Standard of Northern New Jersey. 
 
Essays, articles, quotes and comments also appeared in The Boston Globe, The Jewish Advocate, The New York Times, The NJ Record, The Calgary Herald, The Calgary Jewish Free Press, The Canadian Jewish News, The Jewish Western Bulletin,  The NJ Home News, The Chicago Sun and The Chicago Jewish Sentinel.
 

Recent Publications:

Haber, G.(2009). "Taking Responsibility for our Actions." In The American Rabbi Anthology, ed. Epstein, D. Los Angeles, CA: Isaac Nathan Publishing.

Haber, G. (2008). "Creating Sanctuary: A Clergy's Guide" In Autism and Faith: A Journey into Community, eds. Walsh, M.B., Walsh, A. & Gaventa, W.C. New Brunswick, NJ: The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Develomental Disabilities of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University.

Haber, G. (2008). "Confronting our Mortality." In The American Rabbi Anthology, ed. Epstein, D. Los Angeles, CA: Isaac Nathan Publishing.

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Books:
"Make for Me a Sanctuary:" the Windows of Temple Emanu-El, Closter, NJ: Temple Emanu-El, 2007.
Call the Sabbath a Delight: Transliterations for Shabbat Services, Closter, NJ: Temple Emanu-El, 2005.
Transliterations for Qabbalat Shabbat & Festival Evening Services, Englewood, NJ: Temple Emanu-El, 2000; 2nd Edition 2002.
Z'man Simhateinu: The Time of our Joy - A Bar/Bat Mitzvah Handbook, Chicago, IL: Congregation Shaare Tikvah, 1990 (Revised annually).

Articles:

"Taking Responsibility for our Actions," The American Rabbi Anthology, 2009.

"Confronting our Mortality," The American Rabbi Anthology, 2008.

"Creating Sanctuary: A Clergy's Guide" in Walsh, M.B., Walsh, A. & Gaventa, W.C. (Eds.), Autism and Faith: A Journey into Community, NJ: The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Develomental Disabilities of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University, 2008.

"L'Chaim," The American Rabbi, Sukkot through Chanukah, 2007.

“Learning the Lessons of the Holocaust,” The American Rabbi, High Holy Days, 2007.

"Keeping the Truth, The American Rabbi, High Holy Days, 2007.

"How Lonely Sits the City; How Painful are Our Hearts," The American Rabbi, High Holy days, 2007.

"Leaving the Wilderness," The American Rabbi, High Holy Days, 2007.

"Yom Yerushalayim," UJC Mikor Chaim, May 2007.

“Jerusalem: One Way or Another,” The Orchard, Spring 2007.

“In God’s Image: Women on the Bimah,” The American Rabbi, Sukkot to Chanukah, 2006.
“The Antidote to Anger,” The American Rabbi, Sukkot to Chanukah, 2006.
“Confronting Tragedy,” The American Rabbi, High Holy Days, 2006.
“The Blessing: Choose Life,” The American Rabbi, High Holy Days, 2006.
“We Live Not in Years, but in Deeds” The American Rabbi, High Holy Days, 2006.
"Blessed is the Match," The Orchard, Spring 2005 (reprinted from Homiletics, Vayikra 5756 (1996)).
"Discovering God," Homiletics, Bereisheet 5766 (2005).
"A Time to Mourn," Homiletics, Bereisheet 5766 (2005).
"In the Beginning: A Vision," The American Rabbi, Sukkot to Chanukah, 2005.
"Lead Us Not into Temptation," The American Rabbi, Sukkot to Chanukah, 2005.
"I Had a Dream," The American Rabbi, Sukkot to Chanukah, 2005.
“Confronting Tragedy,” The American Rabbi, High Holy Days, 2005.
"How Lonely Sits the City; How Painful are Our Hearts," The American Rabbi, High Holy Days, 2005.
“Beyond Reproach: Israel’s Right to Exist,” NJ Jewish Standard, 73(37), July 2005.
“See the Awesome,” NJ Jewish Standard, 74(5), December 2005.
"Honoring Our War Veterans," The American Rabbi, Sukkot to Tu B'Shevat, 2005.
"Visitors Among Us," The American Rabbi, Sukkot to Tu B'Shevat, 2004.
"Grasshoppers No More," NJ Jewish Standard, June 2003.
"Heal Us and We Shall be Healed," NJ Jewish Standard, May 2003.
"Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land,"  NJ Jewish Standard, May 2003 (reprinted from Homiletics, Vayikra 5756 (1996)).
"Keep the Fire Burning," NJ Jewish Standard, March 2003.
"The Gift of Giving," NJ Jewish Standard, 72(19), February 2003.
"The Cost of Gratefulness," NJ Jewish Standard, May 2002.
“The Three Miracles of Hanukkah,” NJ Jewish Standard, 70(6), December 2001.
“By Sustained and Determined Efforts,” NJ Jewish Standard, 70(2), October 2001.
"The Good Ol' Days," NJ Jewish Standard, June 2001.
"America is Different," NJ Jewish Standard, May 2001.
"Observing Judaism," The American Rabbi, 33(3/4), Spring/Summer, 2001.
"Hungry for Spirituality," The American Rabbi, 33(2), Winter 2001.
"Discomfort at the Lovefest," NJ Jewish Standard, February 2001.
"Everyone Included," NJ Jewish Standard, February 2001.
“Prayer for Parents of a Child with Disabilities” in Cardin, N., A Tapestry of Jewish Time, NJ: Behrman, 2000.
"Essential Ingredients," NJ Jewish Standard, 69(7), December 2000.
“A Man of Faith in Deed Makes Aliyah” NJ Jewish Standard, 69(4), November 2000.
"Assimilation: The Modern Amalek," The American Rabbi, 32(3/4), Spring/Summer 2000.
"Leaving the Spiritual Wilderness," NJ Jewish Standard, July 2000.
"A Need to be a Need," NJ Jewish Standard, May 2000.
"The Antidote to Anger," The American Rabbi, 32(2), Winter 1999-2000.
"Moving Forward," NJ Jewish Standard, 68(8), December 1999.
"Making Ourselves Holy by Recognizing the Holiness in Others," The American Rabbi, 32(1), Fall, 1999.
"A Blessing or a Curse?" NJ Jewish Standard, June 1999.
"Accessing the Inaccessible," NJ Jewish Standard, February 1999.
“Rest in Peace,” NJ Jewish Standard, 67(6), December 1998.
"Be Careful How You Judge," NJ Jewish Standard, 66(34), June 1998.
"Fighting Fire with Water," NJ Jewish Standard, 66(8), December 1997.
"Lest We Forget Thee, O Jerusalem, Homiletics, Vayikra 5756 (1996).
"Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land," Homiletics, Vayikra 5756 (1996).
"Blessed is the Match," Homiletics, Vayikra 5756 (1996).
"Loving Ourselves Before We Love Others," Homiletics, Vayikra 5756 (1996).
"We are What We Eat," Homiletics, Vayikra 5766(1996).
“Lead Us Not Into Temptation,” The American Rabbi, 27(6), June 1995.
“Content More Than Continuity,” The Jewish Free Press, 5(17), June 1995 (also published in Homiletics, Bemidbar 5755 (1995)).
"Lead Us Not into Temptation," The American Rabbi, 27(6), June 1995.
“Knowledge and College: A Clash of Values?” Homiletics, Vayikra/Pesah 5755 (1995).
"It's the Little Things that Count," The American Rabbi, 27(4), February 1995.
"After They Die, They're Holy," The American Rabbi, 27(2), October 1994.
"Silent No More," The American Rabbi, 26(6), June 1994 (also published in Homiletics, Vayikra/Pesah 5754 (1994)).
"To Everyone Their Burden," The American Rabbi, 26(4), February 1994.

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Conferences:

Presenter, "History and Theology: The Formation of Conservative Judaism," Synagogue Council of Massachusetts, West Roxbury, MA, 2008.
Guest Speaker, "Conservative Judaism: Is it Still Relevant in the 21st Century?" and "The Covenant of Abraham: Boys only or Girls too?" 62nd Annual FJMC Laymen's Institute, Palmer, MA, 2008.
Keynote Speaker, "Wedding God and the Jewish People: A Metaphor for Understanding Shavuot," New England Region of the Jewish Federation of Men's Clubs' Laymen's Institute Kickoff Dinner, Newton Centre, MA, 2008.
Keynote Speaker, "JTS: Years of Learning, Years of Growth," CMT Torah Fund Luncheon, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2007.
Guest Percussionist, "I was Glad!" Rosenshine-Bernstein Concert, featuring Cantor Aryeh Finklestein, Meredith Greenberg, Lauren Phillips and Jinny Sagorin, Chestnut Hill, MA 2007.
Moderator, "Anti-Semitism on College Campuses," CMT Israel Affairs Committee, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2007.
Presenter, "Issues in Autism," COSAC 25th Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, 2007.
Guest Speaker, "Revelation and Denomination," Bergen County Alumni Association of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-school of Hebrew University, Washington Township, NJ, 2007.
Presenter, "Issues in Autism," COSAC 24th Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, 2006.
Panelist, "Autism and Advocacy," Fordham University, New York, NY, 2006.
Scholar-in-Residence, "Hiking the Haggadah," YJCC of Washington Twp, Washington Township, NJ, 2006.
Panelist, "Eli Wiesel's Night and Judeo-Christian Responses to the Holocaust," St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Haworth, NJ, 2006.
Presenter, "Issues in Autism," COSAC 23rd Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, 2005.
Scholar-in-Residence, "Jewish Medical Ethics: The End of Life,"  JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly, NJ, 2002.
Political Advocate, "Mission to Trenton," UJA-NNJ, Trenton, NJ, 2001.
Instructor, "Living Life by Facing Death," Bergen County Jewish Learning Project, Washington Township, NJ, 2000.
Scholar-in-Residence, "What Kind of Afterlife Should Jews Believe In?" JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly, NJ, 2000.
Instructor, "All in the Family: Relationships and Conflicts in the Midrash," Bergen County Jewish Learning Project, Washington Township, NJ, 1999.
Panelist, "Selecting a Synagogue," JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly, NJ, 1998.
Scholar-in-Residence, "Rituals and Faith Practices in Judaism," First Presbyterian Church of Englewood, Englewood, NJ, 1998.
Lecturer, "Jewish Roots of Christianity," St. Laurence Anglican Church, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1996.
Scholar-in-Residence, "Getting to Know You: Judaism and Jewish Traditions," Alliance Church, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1995.
Guest Lecturer, "The Faith of our Neighbours: Judaism," Department of Education, Tabor, Alberta, Canada, 1993-1996.
 
Continuing Professional Education:
Delegate & Lobbyist, "The AIPAC Policy Conference," The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Washington, DC, 2008, 2009.
Participant,  "The Torah of Negotiations," The Rabbinical Assembly, New York, NY, 2005.
Participant, "The Rabbi-Cantor Partnership," UJA-NNJ Synagogue Leadership Initiative, River Edge, NJ, 2004.
Participant, "Senior-Assistant Workshop," The Rabbinical Assembly, New York, NY, 2002.
Participant, "Leadership Training," USCJ, Cranford, NJ, 2002.
Participant, "Effective Communication for Preachers and Worship Leaders,"  The Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ, 2001.
Participant, "Development of the Religious Personality in the Context of the Professional Rabbinate," UJA-NNJ Synagogue Leadership Initiative, River Edge, NJ, 2001.
Participant, "The Rabbinic-Lay Leader Partnership," UJA-NNJ Synagogue Leadership Initiative, Teaneck, NJ, 2001.
Participant, "Seminar on Spirituality," The Rabbinical Assembly, New York, NY, 2000.
Participant, "The Rabbi as Change Agent," UJA-NNJ Synagogue Leadership Initiative, Tenafly, NJ, 2000.
Participant, "Career Review,"  The Rabbinical Assembly, Baltimore, MD, 2000.
Participant,  "Dealing with Rabbinic Stress," UJA-NNJ Synagogue Leadership Initiative, River Edge, NJ, 1999.
Participant, "Time Management for Rabbis," The Rabbinical Assembly, Philadelphia, PA, 1999.
Participant, "Rabbis in Large Congregations," The Rabbinical Assembly, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1999.
Participant, "Creating Vital Congregations," The Rabbinical Assembly, New York, NY, 1999.
Participant, "Strategic Planning for Synagogues," UJA-NNJ Synagogue Leadership Initiative, River Edge, NJ, 1998.
Participant, "The Rabbi's Influence off the Bimah,"  The Rabbinical Assembly, New York, NY, 1998.
Participant, "The Rabbi as Agent of Change," The Rabbinical Assembly, New York, NY, 1997.
Participant, "Rabbis in Transition," The Rabbinical Assembly, New York, NY, 1996.
Participant, "The Role of the Rabbi in Fund Raising," The Rabbinical Assembly, New York, NY, 1996.
Participant, "Synagogue Self-Evaluation,"  USCJ, New York, NY, 1993.

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