Benjamin Scolnic

Benjamin Edidin Scolnic (born October 28, 1953), is an American author who has been the rabbi at Temple Beth Sholom in Hamden, Connecticut since 1983.^[1]

Benjamin Scolnic
Born	(1953-10-28) October 28, 1953 (age 71) Texas
Education	Columbia University and Jewish Theological Seminary
Occupation	Rabbi
Spouse	Dorene Scolnic
Children	4, including Daniel M. Scolnic

He was educated at Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS). He also received his Ph.D. from JTS.

Scolnic is the model for one of the rabbinical detectives in Jacob Appel's murder mystery Wedding Wipeout.^[2]

Scolnic was the editor of the journal Conservative Judaism from 1993–2000. He has taught at Yale University, the University of Connecticut, and JTS.^[3]

He served as the host for a series of The Eternal Light radio shows, produced by JTS.^{[citation needed]}

Scolnic is the author of books and articles and essays on the Bible, feminism, liturgy, Jewish education, the relationship between religion and the media, and the future of Conservative Judaism.

Published books

• Theme and Context in Biblical Lists (1995), ISBN 0-7885-0145-3
• Chronology and Papponymy : A List of the Judean High Priests of the Persian Period, (1999), ISBN 0-7885-0578-5
• Are You Talking to Me? (2001), ISBN 0-9715896-0-7
• Shoes for the Road: Thoughts for Living in a Troubled Time (2003), ISBN 0-9715896-1-5
• Alcimus, Enemy of the Maccabees (2004), ISBN 0-7618-3044-8, ISBN 978-0-7618-3044-3
• If the Egyptians Drowned in the Red Sea, Where are Pharaoh's Chariots? Exploring the Historical Dimension of the Bible (2005), ISBN 0-7618-3147-9, ISBN 978-0-7618-3147-1
• Unfinished Business (2006),
• Conservative Judaism and the Faces of God's Words (2006), ISBN 0-7618-3243-2
• Thy Brother's Blood: The Maccabees and the Morality of Kinship (2007), ISBN 0-7618-3912-7