PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
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Edition 10 (2000) Winner
Alan Lew
アラン・ルー
Aran Rū
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943 （Brooklyn, New York）
- Died
- 2009-01-12 （San Francisco, California） age 66
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Brooklyn, New York → Monroe, New York → San Francisco, California
Career
- Occupations
- Conservative rabbi, Author, Meditation teacher
- Active Years
- 1960-2009
- Affiliations
- Congregation Eitz Chaim (Monroe, NY), Congregation Beth Sholom (San Francisco, CA)
- Influenced By
- Zen Buddhist teachers
- Influenced
- Jewish meditation practitioners
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
One God Clapping: The Spiritual Path of a Zen Rabbi
1999 Non-fictionExplores the spiritual path of a Zen rabbi.
Jewish-Buddhist synthesisMeditation
This Is Real and You Are Completely Unprepared: The Days of Awe as a Journey of Transformation
2003 Non-fictionDiscusses the High Holy Days as a journey of transformation.
Teshuvah (repentance)Meditation
Be Still and Get Going: A Jewish Meditation Practice for Real Life
2007 Non-fictionGuide to Jewish meditation practice in real life.
MeditationJewish practice
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Memoir-styleSpiritual insights
- Recurring Motifs
- Bridging Judaism and BuddhismMeditation and teshuvah
Legacy
Known for establishing the world's first synagogue-based Jewish meditation center, Makor Or, and bridging Jewish and Buddhist traditions.
In Popular Culture
- Nicknamed 'the Zen rabbi'.
Trivia
- Known as 'the Zen rabbi'.
- Established the world's first Jewish meditation center.