Harold Kushner is a Conservative rabbi, in the liberal wing of Conservative Judaism, a member of the Rabbinical Assembly, and a long time congregational rabbi of Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, USA. Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbī;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbī) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished, (in knowledge). In the ancient Judean schools the sages were addressed as רִבִּי (Ribbi... Conservative Judaism (or Masorti Judaism) is a denomination of Judaism characterized by: A positive attitude toward modern culture The belief that traditional rabbinic modes of study, and modern scholarship and critical text study, are both valid ways to learn about and from Jewish religious texts. ... Originally set up as the alumni association of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS), the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) is the official, international body of Conservative rabbis, with some 1400 members. ... Natick Common, Halloween 2004 Natick is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ...

He is the author of the immensely popular book on liberal theology, When Bad Things Happen to Good People, which was widely read not just in Jewish circles, but became a best seller due to its adoption by many liberal Protestant Christians as well. This book deals with questions about God, Omnipotence and Theodicy. Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... God is the term used to denote the Supreme Being believed by monotheistic religions to exist and to be the creator and ruler of the Universe. ... Omnipotence (literally, all power) is power with no limits or inexhaustible, in other words, unlimited power. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Kushner has written a number of other popular theological books, such as How Good Do We Have to Be?, To Life! and many others. His most recent contribution is his being one of the editors of Etz Hayim: A Torah Commentary, the new official Torah commentary of the Conservative Jewish movement, which was jointly published in 2001 by the Rabbinical Assembly and the Jewish Publication Society. He has a lovely niece, Aviva, who he adores. Torah (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or law. ... Conservative Judaism (or Masorti Judaism) is a denomination of Judaism characterized by: A positive attitude toward modern culture The belief that traditional rabbinic modes of study, and modern scholarship and critical text study, are both valid ways to learn about and from Jewish religious texts. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Originally set up as the alumni association of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS), the Rabbinical Assembly (RA) is the official, international body of Conservative rabbis, with some 1400 members. ... The Jewish Publication Society of America was founded in Philadelphia in 1888 to provide the children of Jewish immigrants to America with books about their heritage in the language of the New World. ...