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{{See also|Buddhism and Judaism}}{{Short description|Person with a Jewish background who practices a form of Buddhism}}{{Jews and Judaism sidebar}}{{Buddhism}}A Jewish Buddhist is a person with a Jewish background who believes in the tenets of a form of Buddhism.Some practice forms of Dhyanam Buddhist meditation, chanting or spirituality. When the individual practices a particular religion, it may be both Judaism and Buddhism. However, in many cases their ethnic designation is Jewish while the individual’s main religious practice is Buddhism. Rodger Kamenetz introduced the term JewBu or JUBU in his 1994 book The Jew in the Lotus.BOOK, Cohn-Sherbok, Dan, Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Jewish Buddhists, Judaism Today, 2010, Continuum, London; New York, 98–100, {{Google books, kw8SBwAAQBAJ, y, 98, |url={{Google books|id=kw8SBwAAQBAJ|plainurl=y}} |isbn=978-0-8264-3829-4}}WEB, Frankel, Ellen, Ellen Frankel, 5 Reasons Jews Gravitate Toward Buddhism,www.huffpost.com/entry/5-reasons-jews-gravitate-toward-buddhism_b_2520948, HuffPost, January 24, 2013, 2019-08-19, WEB, Shupac, Jodie, The Jubu in the Lotus: Why do so many Jews become Buddhist?,www.cjnews.com/perspectives/jews-become-buddhist, Canadian Jewish News, August 23, 2017, 2019-08-19,

Origins

{{Further information|Buddhism in the United States}}At the 1893 Parliament of the World’s Religions, a Jewish man named Charles Strauss declared himself a BuddhistThe Jew in the Lotus: Jewish Identity in Buddhist India] Retrieved on June 5, 2007 following talks by Buddhist delegates Soyen Shaku and Anagarika Dharmapala.WEB,pluralism.org/at-the-1893-world%E2%80%99s-parliament-of-religions, At the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions, Pluralism.com, The President and Fellows of Harvard College, November 4, 2022, After Zen’s rise in popularity with the Beat Generation, a new wave of Jews became involved with Buddhism in the late 1960s. Prominent teachers included Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield, Shinge Roshi Sherry Chayat and Sharon Salzberg who founded the Insight Meditation Society, Sylvia Boorstein who teaches at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, all of whom learned vipassana meditation primarily through Thai teachers.Joseph GoldsteinSilvia BoorsteinTeachers at Spirit Rock Another generation of Jews as Buddhist teachers emerged in the early 2000s, including author Taro Gold, expounding Japanese traditions such as Nichiren Buddhism.Books by Taro Gold

Notable people

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• Alfred BloomWEB, About Dr. Bloom,bschawaii.org/shindharmanet/bloom/, Shin Dharma Net, September 1, 2022,
• Bhikkhu BodhiWEB, An Interview with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi,www.urbandharma.org/udharma3/interview.html, Urban Dharma, September 11, 2015,
• Sylvia BoorsteinWEB, Fleet, Josh, Is The Jew Still In The Lotus?,www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/29/jewish-meditation-movement_n_913445.html, Huffington Post, September 28, 2011, November 2, 2018,
• Tara Brach{{cn|date=September 2022}}
• Thubten ChodronWEB, Daikini Power,www.dakinipower.com/thubten-chodron, September 11, 2015,
• Leonard CohenNEWS, Rohter, Larry, On the Road, for Reasons Practical and Spiritual,www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/arts/music/25cohe.html, The New York Times, February 25, 2009, August 19, 2019, JOURNAL, Wolfson, Elliot R., New Jerusalem Glowing: Songs and Poems of Leonard Cohen in a Kabbalistic Key, Kabbalah: A Journal for the Study of Jewish Mystical Texts, 15, 2006, 103–152,
• Surya DasBOOK, Das, Surya, Surya Das, Awakening the Buddha Within: Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World, Broadway, 1998, 40,archive.org/details/awakeningbuddhaw00sury, limited, 0-7679-0157-6,
• Robert Downey Jr.NEWS,archive.today/20220129182417/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/21/arts/music/robert-downey-jr-the-album.htmlselection-513.295-513.327, The New York Times, Robert Downey Jr.: The Album, November 21, 2004, May 6, 2010, Hilary, De Vries,
• Mark EpsteinWEB, You Can’t Fail at Meditation,www.lionsroar.com/cant-fail-meditation/, Shambhala Sun, Lion’s Roar, April 12, 2015, September 11, 2015,
• Anthony ErvinWEB, Swimming Heroes From the past,www.bobschaller.com/SplashIrv.pdf,www.bobschaller.com/SplashIrv.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20140714113357www.bobschaller.com/SplashIrv.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20140714113357www.bobschaller.com/SplashIrv.pdf, dead, July 14, 2014, Splash Magazine, September 11, 2015,
• Zoketsu Norman FischerBOOK, Loundon, Sumi, The Buddha’s Apprentices: More Voices of Young Buddhists, Wisdom Publications, 2006, Boston, 125–130,books.google.com/books?id=CdCBgXgnXukC&pg=PA125, 086171332X,
• Allen GinsbergWEB, Ginsberg, Allen, Allen Ginsberg, The Vomit of a Mad Tyger,www.lionsroar.com/the-vomit-of-a-mad-tyger/, Shambhala Sun, Lion’s Roar, April 3, 2015, September 11, 2015,
• Philip Glass{{citation |title=Wiseguy: Philip Glass Uncut |first=Jeff |last=Gordinier |date=March 2008 |url=http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/men-of-the-moment/200802/wiseguy-legendary-composer-philip-glass?currentPage=2|periodical=Details |access-date=November 10, 2008 }}
• Tetsugen Bernard GlassmanJOURNAL,ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-EPT/christo.htm, Buddhism, activism, and Unknowing: a day with Bernie Glassman (interview with Zen Peacemaker Order founder), Christopher S. Queen, Tikkun, 13, 1, 64–66, 2010-12-14,
• Craig Taro GoldTaro Gold Biography
• Natalie GoldbergWEB, Natalie Goldberg & Beate Stolte: A Jew in Germany,www.upaya.org/2010/06/a-jew-in-germany/, Upaya Institute and Zen Center, June 28, 2010, September 11, 2015, dead,web.archive.org/web/20150910195102/https://www.upaya.org/2010/06/a-jew-in-germany/, September 10, 2015,
• Yuval Noah HarariNEWS, Adams, Tim, @TimAdamsWrites, 2016-08-27, Yuval Noah Harari: ‘We are quickly acquiring powers that were always thought to be divine’, en-GB, The Guardian,www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/aug/27/yuval-noah-harari-we-are-quickly-acquiring-powers-that-were-always-thought-to-be-divine, 2023-04-04, 0261-3077,
• Joseph GoldsteinWEB, Multiple Religious Identities: The Experiences of Four Jewish Buddhist Teachers,static1.squarespace.com/static/52a23ac8e4b05fd98a111e34/t/52a88d78e4b025722daf96c6/1386777976250/2012Sept.Goldstein.pdf, September 11, 2015, March 4, 2016,static1.squarespace.com/static/52a23ac8e4b05fd98a111e34/t/52a88d78e4b025722daf96c6/1386777976250/2012Sept.Goldstein.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20160304105227static1.squarespace.com/static/52a23ac8e4b05fd98a111e34/t/52a88d78e4b025722daf96c6/1386777976250/2012Sept.Goldstein.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20160304105227static1.squarespace.com/static/52a23ac8e4b05fd98a111e34/t/52a88d78e4b025722daf96c6/1386777976250/2012Sept.Goldstein.pdf, dead,
• Shinge Roshi Cherry ChayatWEB, Shinge Roko Sherry Chayat Interview,www.shimanoarchive.com/PDFs/20120229_Chayat_SZ.pdf, March 1, 2012,
• Julius GoldwaterMAGAZINE, Prothero, Stephen, Winter 1997, Julius Goldwater: The Good Shepherd,tricycle.org/magazine/the-good-shepherd/, Tricycle, 20 February 2022,
• Daniel GolemanWEB, Will Mindfulness Change the World? Daniel Goleman Isn’t Sure,religiondispatches.org/will-mindfulness-change-the-world-daniel-goleman-isnt-sure/, Religion Dispatches, November 15, 2013, September 11, 2015,
• Dan HarrisBOOK, Harris, Dan, Dan Harris (journalist), 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, And Found Self-Help That Actually Works-A True Story, 2014, 85–96,
• Goldie HawnNEWS, Interview With Goldie Hawn,transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/24/lkl.01.html, CNN, May 6, 2010,
• Jon Kabat-ZinnWEB, Booth, Robert, Master of mindfulness, Jon Kabat-Zinn: ‘People are losing their minds. That is what we need to wake up to’,www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/22/mindfulness-jon-kabat-zinn-depression-trump-grenfell, The Guardian, October 22, 2017, August 19, 2019,
• Ayya KhemaWEB, Wheeler, Kate Lila, Kate Wheeler (novelist), I Give You My Life,tricycle.org/magazine/i-give-you-my-life/, (Tricycle: The Buddhist Review), 1999, August 19, 2019,
• Jack KornfieldWEB, How Jack Kornfield Went From Ivy League Grad To Buddhist Monk (VIDEO),www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/jack-kornfield-monk_n_4462183.html, The Huffington Post, December 18, 2013, September 11, 2015,
• Jay MichaelsonWEB, Jay Michaelson,www.nyimc.org/teachers/jay-michaelson/, New York Insight, August 19, 2019,
• Ethan NichternWEB, Nichtern, Ethan, Ethan Nichtern, Ep. 1 - Introducing the Road Home Podcast with Ethan Nichtern,www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-road-home-with/ep-1-introducing-the-road-KkQ8YlhqFoH/, June 1, 2018, August 19, 2019,
• Mandy PatinkinWEB, Paskin, Willa,nymag.com/arts/tv/fall-2012/mandy-patinkin-2012-9/, Mandy Patinkin on Season Two of ‘Homeland’, New York Magazine, September 9, 2012, September 11, 2015,
• Jeremy PivenWEB,star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/10/17/tvnradio/15610460&sec=tvnradio, Jeremy’s journey, Star-ecentral.com, 2006-10-17, 2015-09-11, dead,star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/10/17/tvnradio/15610460&sec=tvnradio," title="archive.today/20070930165159star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/10/17/tvnradio/15610460&sec=tvnradio,">archive.today/20070930165159star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/10/17/tvnradio/15610460&sec=tvnradio, September 30, 2007,
• Linda PritzkerForbes: The World’s Billionaires - Linda Pritzker July 2018
• Nick Ribush[https://www.lamayeshe.com/directors-page/ Director, Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive: Nick Ribush
• Jonathan F.P. RoseIN PERSON; Developer With Eye To Profits For Society” By TINA KELLEY April 11, 2004
• Larry RosenbergWEB, The Art of Doing Nothing: Amy Gross interviews Larry Rosenberg,www.tricycle.com/feature/art-doing-nothing, (Tricycle: The Buddhist Review), Spring 1998, September 11, 2015,
• Sharon SalzbergWEB, Yid Lit: Sharon Salzberg,forward.com/articles/135681/yid-lit-sharon-salzberg/, The Forward, February 24, 2011, September 11, 2015,
• Morrie SchwartzBOOK, Albom, Mitch, Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie, Random House,
• Nyanaponika TheraWEB, Buddhism and Judaism: Exploring the phenomenon of the JuBu,thubtenchodron.org/2010/03/jewish-buddhists/, Thubten Chodron, March 19, 2010, September 11, 2015,
• Helen TworkovWEB, The Jewish-Buddhist Encounter,www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-jewish-buddhist-encounter/, MyJewishLearning, September 11, 2015,
• Adam YauchMAGAZINE,www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,987164,00.html,www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,987164,00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20081122172114www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,987164,00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20081122172114www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,987164,00.html, dead, November 22, 2008, Time, Buddhism In America, October 13, 1997,
• Shinzen YoungWEB, The Point of Contact,www.shinzen.org/Articles/artTricycle-Point.htm, Shinzen Young, Fall 2005, September 11, 2015, dead,www.shinzen.org/Articles/artTricycle-Point.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20120508042313www.shinzen.org/Articles/artTricycle-Point.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20120508042313www.shinzen.org/Articles/artTricycle-Point.htm, May 8, 2012,

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See also

• Jews and Buddhism
• List of converts to Buddhism

References

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Further reading

• {{citation|last=Kamenetz|first=Rodger|author-link=Rodger Kamenetz|title=The Jew in the Lotus|date=1995|publisher=HarperSanFrancisco|location=[San Francisco, Calif.]|isbn=978-0060645748}}
• {{citation|last=Bader|first=David M.|author-link=David M. Bader|title=(Zen Judaism: For You a Little Enlightenment)|year=2002|publisher=Harmony|isbn=978-0609610213}}
• {{citation|last=Tatz|first=Akiva|author-link=Akiva Tatz|title=Letters to a Buddhist Jew|year=2005|publisher=Targum Press|isbn=978-1568713564}}
• {{citation|last=Boorstein|first=Sylvia|author-link=Sylvia Boorstein|title=That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist|year=1998|publisher=HarperOne|isbn=978-0060609580|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/thatsfunnyyoudon00boor}}
• {{citation|last=Drescher|first=Frank|title=Jewish Converts to Buddhism and the Phenomenon of “Jewish Buddhists” (“JuBus“) in the United States, Germany and Israel|publisher=Grin Publishing |year=2017|isbn=9783668514034}}
• {{citation|last=Lew|first=Alan|title=Be Still and Get Going: A Jewish Meditation Practice for Real Life|year=2005|publisher=Little, Brown and Company|isbn=978-0316739108}}
• Musch, Sebastian. Jewish Encounters with Buddhism in German Culture. Between Moses and Buddha(1890-1940). Palgrave 2019. {{ISBN|978-3-030-27468-9}}.

External links

• www.nachalnovea.com/breslovcenter/articles/OY_VAY_School_of_Buddhism.pdf" title="web.archive.org/web/20080511214443www.nachalnovea.com/breslovcenter/articles/OY_VAY_School_of_Buddhism.pdf">The “Oy Vey” School of Buddhism
• www.acfnewsource.org/religion/jubu.html" title="web.archive.org/web/20050310021205www.acfnewsource.org/religion/jubu.html">AFC News Source – Jews by birth who practice Buddhism
• www.indojudaic.com/searching.htm" title="web.archive.org/web/20081202225547www.indojudaic.com/searching.htm">Story of a Jewish Buddhist
• www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200307/ai_n9286071" title="web.archive.org/web/20050420042300www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200307/ai_n9286071">You don’t look Buddhist
• users.cyberone.com.au/myers/lotus.html" title="web.archive.org/web/20060101004602users.cyberone.com.au/myers/lotus.html">A frank encounter between religious Jews and Tibetan Buddhists
• www.targum.com/excerpts/letters_to_a_buddhist_jew.html" title="web.archive.org/web/20091003025908www.targum.com/excerpts/letters_to_a_buddhist_jew.html">Excerpt from Letters to a Buddhist Jew by Akiva Tatz

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