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# Jonathan Wittenberg

(1957)   Rabbi

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Jonathan Wittenberg is a rabbi, best known for *Things My Dog Has Taught Me*.

## Quick Facts About Jonathan Wittenberg

Born September 17, 1957

Profession Rabbi

Notable works Things My Dog Has Taught Me

## About Jonathan Wittenberg

Jonathan Wittenberg is a Masorti rabbi, the Senior Rabbi of Masorti Judaism UK. He is Rabbi Emeritus of the New North London Synagogue, with approximately 3,700 members. He is also a member of the Elijah Interfaith Institute Board of World Religious Leaders. He sometimes contributes Thought for the Day on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.

##  Quotes by Jonathan Wittenberg

> [There is no spirituality without ethics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-wittenberg/there-is-no-spirituality-without-ethics/)

[Jonathan Wittenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-wittenberg/)

[Ethics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ethics/)

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> [I'm not alive to be right. I'm here to care, to heal, to understand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-wittenberg/i-m-not-alive-to-be-right-i-m-here-to-care-to-heal-to-understand/)

[Jonathan Wittenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-wittenberg/)

[Alive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive/)

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