Jerome "Jerry" Cutler is an American Conservative rabbi and the founder of the Creative Arts Temple in West Los Angeles, California.
Rabbi Jerome Cutler | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | New York City, New York, United States |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Conservative Judaism |
| Synagogue | Creative Arts Temple, West Los Angeles, California |
| Semikhah | Academy for Jewish Religion |
Personal life
editCutler was born in New York City, the son of an Orthodox rabbi. He was ordained at the age of 24 and served at a Conservative congregation in Stamford, Connecticut.[1]
He became a talent agent after several years performing as a comedian in the Catskills and Atlantic City. He soon moved to Los Angeles, where he worked as a publicist for American International Pictures' beach party films. In 1972, he founded the Synagogue for the Performing Arts for local Jews in show business, now led by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin.[1][2]
Cutler was a content advisor to the cartoon Bible series, The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible, produced by Hanna-Barbera.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Synagogue, S.R.O." Time. January 7, 1974. Archived from the original on December 7, 2007.
- ^ Zeitlin, Marilyn (September 19, 2003). "The Rabbi Plays One on TV". The Forward.
- ^ "Jewish video: The VCR revolution has hit the Jewish community in force". The Jewish Transcript. Vol. 62, no. 19. Seattle. November 6, 1986. p. 6. ISSN 0021-678X.