A congregational rabbi for nearly forty years, Philip M. Posner has been active in Social Action and Interfaith activities his entire adult life. In 1961 he joined the Freedom Rides, helping to integrate transportation facilities, and spent (served) 39 days (time) in Parchman Penitentiary in Mississippi. He also participated in social action missions to El Salvador and Ethiopia and is the cofounder, with his friend Jane Fellman, of the Rabbinic Network for Ethiopian Jewry. During the Vietnamese war, he created and led Riverside Cares an organization that helped Vietnamese Boat People. He has a degree in history from UCLA, was ordained in 1968 and holds a Doctorate in Hebrew Letters in ethics from his seminary, The Hebrew Union College - JIR. Recently, he has won awards for his cooking and baking at his local Culinary Arts Society. A father and now grandfather, he lives in Ajijic, a village next to Lake Chapala near Guadalajara in Mexico.
*from the jacket of Food for Thought, Character and Soul