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Variants
- Levi ben Asher ha-levi Meier
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1946-06-30
Death Date
- 2008-07-13
Has Affiliation
- Organization: City University of New York. City College
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1971
- Organization: Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1978
- Affiliation End: 2007
- Organization: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1978
- Affiliation End: 2007
- Organization: (naf) Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Heltzer Chapel
Has Affiliation
- Organization: University of Southern California
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Avi Chai Torah Salon
Descriptor
- National Jewish Book Award winner
Birth Place
- New York (State)
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
(lcsh) Saʻadia ben Joseph, 882-942
Occupation
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Sources
- found: Jewish values in bioethics, 1986:CIP t.p. (Rabbi Levi Meier, Ph.D., Cedars-Sinai Med. Center, Los Angeles, Calif.)
- found: His Jewish values in psychotherapy, c1988:CIP t.p.(Rabbi Levi Meier) data sheet (b. 1946)
- found: Los Angeles times, July 18, 2008, via WWW, July 21, 2008(Rabbi Levi Meier; b. June 30, 1946; d. Sunday [July 13, 2008], Los Angeles)
- found: Meier, Levi. The epistemology of Saadya Gaon, 1971:title page (Levi Meier (Levi ben Asher ha-levi Meier); M.A. from Bernard Revel Graduate School, Yeshiva University, 1971)
- found: Los Angeles Times website, July 20, 2008, viewed December 12, 2019Obituaries (Rabbi Levi Meier, PhD, beloved Jewish Chaplain at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2008 following a long illness. Rabbi Meier became the permanent full-time cleric at Cedars-Sinai in 1978 and went on to serve the Medical Center as its Jewish Chaplain for over 29 years. As Chaplain, he served as a catalyst in the healing process of patients and their families. His work as Chaplain focused on pastoral counseling and medical ethics. In the same year as the Rabbi's appointment, the Medical Center's Lillian Heltzer Memorial Chapel was dedicated. Rabbi Meier was a gifted teacher, biblical scholar and the author of several books including Ancient Secrets: Using the Stories of the Bible to Improve Our Everyday Lives, and Moses--The Prince, The Prophet: His Life, Legend and Message for Our Lives. He was also the Special Issues Editor of the Journal of Psychology and Judaism. Rabbi Meier was born in New York in 1946. After receiving Rabbinical Ordination from Yeshiva University of New York, he completed a PhD in psychology at the University of Southern California. In addition to his rabbinical duties, he was also a Clinical Psychologist and a licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist. He helped people of all faiths become familiar with Judaic principles and concepts in a very warm and welcoming way. Rabbi Meier edited the pamphlet, And be a Blessing, excerpted from Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet that offers thoughts on nature, health, love and other physical and spiritual subjects to comfort and inspire patients and caregivers alike.His insightful empathy and Talmudic wisdom, rooted in the deepest traditions of Jewish values. ) - https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=levi-meier&pid=113846654
- found: News-wise, viewed December 12, 2019Cedars-Sinai (Meier has been named a 2005 National Jewish Book Award winner for his nonfiction book, Second Chances) - https://www.newswise.com/articles/rabbi-levi-meier-phd-jewish-chaplain-receives-prestigious-national-jewish-book-award
- found: Jewish journal website, July 17, 2008, viewed December 12, 2019Obituaries (His achievements included the eight years of Torah classes he gave to the Avi Chai Torah Salon--an eclectic monthly gathering of writers, artists and producers, who yearned to study and debate Jewish texts.) - https://jewishjournal.com/culture/lifestyle/obituaries/64882/
- found: New York Times, Proquest Historical newspapers, November 29, 1971, viewed December 12, 2019:Miss Yarmish bride of Rabbi Levi Meier (married Marcie Yarmish in 1971; Rabbi Meier is a graduate of City College, has a Master's degree in Jewish philosophy from Yeshiva's Bernard Revel School, where he is working for a Ph.D. degree in Talmudic studies. He was ordained at Yeshiva.) - https://search.proquest.com/docview/119179750/pageviewPDF/F6237681E41C421DPQ/1?accountid=15178
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Change Notes
- 1986-05-09: new
- 2019-12-13: revised
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