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Joseph Telushkin

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Joseph Telushkin, born and raised in New York, is a graduate and ordained rabbi of Yeshiva University in New York. He later pursued graduate studies in Jewish history at Columbia University. He is an author of many books on Jewish theology, philosophy, and history, and has written several novels as well as popular articles and television and film scripts. He has also written several books on Judaism and anti-Semitism with childhood friend and LA radio personality, Dennis Praeger.

Joseph Telushkin lectures across the US, serves as an associate of CLAL, the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, and as spiritual leader of the Synagogue for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles. He lives in New York City with his wife, writer Deborah Telushkin, and their four children.
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    Known for

    Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)
    The Practice
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    The Quarrel (1991)
    The Quarrel
    7.4
    • Writer
    • 1991
    Roma Downey, John Dye, and Della Reese in Touched by an Angel (1994)
    Touched by an Angel
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Michael Rapaport, Jeri Ryan, and Chi McBride in Boston Public (2000)
    Boston Public
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    • Michael Rapaport, Jeri Ryan, and Chi McBride in Boston Public (2000)
      Boston Public
      7.3
      TV Series
      • story by
      • 2002
    • Roma Downey, John Dye, and Della Reese in Touched by an Angel (1994)
      Touched by an Angel
      6.1
      TV Series
      • story by
      • teleplay by
      • written by
      • 2000–2001
    • Corbin Bernsen, Patrick Duffy, and Al Waxman in Twice in a Lifetime (1999)
      Twice in a Lifetime
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1999
    • Lara Flynn Boyle, Dylan McDermott, Steve Harris, and Kelli Williams in The Practice (1997)
      The Practice
      7.7
      TV Series
      • story
      • written by
      • 1997–1998
    • The Quarrel (1991)
      The Quarrel
      7.4
      • play
      • 1991

    Actor



    • The Parshas
      TV Series
      • Narrator
      • 2010

    Producer



    • The Quarrel (1991)
      The Quarrel
      7.4
      • associate producer
      • 1991

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    • Alternative name
      • Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
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