About the Former President

Rabbi Gelberman

Rabbi Gelberman was and continues to be widely recognized as a modern master of the teachings of the Kabbalah. He is the author of a dozen books and many articles, including “Spiritual Truth,” “The Physician of the Soul,” and “The Kabbalah As I See It.” He is included in “Interfaith Heroes” and “Jesus Through Jewish Eyes,” amongst others. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy from Yeshiva University in New York City and honorary awards from other universities.

Rabbi Joseph Gelberman Awarded a Living Spirit” Posthumously

December 16, 2013

At the first meeting of the General Assembly of the CIC-USA, the late Rabbi Joseph Gelberman was proclaimed the first recipient of the Huston Smith Award for Interfaith Education Lifetime Achievement as a "Living Spirit." This honor recognizes his contributions to interfaith ministry education that have lived on beyond his lifetime. Rabbi Gelberman created the first interfaith seminary in 1981 and ordained the first Interfaith Ministers in our movement.