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name: Anson Hugh Laytner
about: Anson Laytner, a native of Toronto, Canada, is a happily retired rabbi. He is the author of the cult classic “Arguing with God” (Jason Aronson, 1998); with Dan Bridge, of “The Animals’ Lawsuit Against Humanity” (Fons Vitae, 2005); co-editor with Jordan Paper of “The Chinese Jews of Kaifeng” (Lexington, 2017) and author of “The Mystery of Suffering and the Meaning of God” (Wipf &amp; Stock, 2019). He has also authored over sixty articles on subjects ranging from Jewish theology to the Arab-Israel conflict to the Chinese Jews to interfaith relations. As a volunteer, Laytner is president of the Sino-Judaic Institute (https://www.sinojudaic.org) and has edited its journal, Points East, for the last 30 years. He is the past president of Northwest In Anson Laytner, a native of Toronto, Canada, is a happily retired rabbi. He is the author of the cult classic “Arguing with God” (Jason Aronson, 1998); with Dan Bridge, of “The Animals’ Lawsuit Against Humanity” (Fons Vitae, 2005); co-editor with Jordan Paper of “The Chinese Jews of Kaifeng” (Lexington, 2017) and author of “The Mystery of Suffering and the Meaning of God” (Wipf &amp; Stock, 2019). He has also authored over sixty articles on subjects ranging from Jewish theology to the Arab-Israel conflict to the Chinese Jews to interfaith relations. As a volunteer, Laytner is president of the Sino-Judaic Institute (https://www.sinojudaic.org) and has edited its journal, Points East, for the last 30 years. He is the past president of Northwest Interfaith and also serves on the advisory board of End of Life Washington and on the board of the Seattle chapter of the New Israel Fund.Laytner retired from his position as program manager of the Interreligious Initiative at Seattle University’s School of Theology and Ministry in 2015. Prior to his position with the School of Theology and Ministry, he served as adjunct faculty with Seattle University’s Department of Theology and Religious Studies. Over the course of his career, he also worked as the grants and contracts coordinator for the Jewish Family Service of Seattle, a bereavement chaplain with Kline Galland Hospice, the interim rabbi at Congregation Kol HaNeshamah in West Seattle, and as executive director of the Seattle chapter of the American Jewish Committee and of Multifaith Works, a Seattle non-profit agency serving people with AIDS. He also directed the Seattle Jewish Federation’s Community Relations Council when it was in existence.	Laytner has a BA, summa cum laude, from York University in Toronto, a Masters of Hebrew Letters (MAHL) and rabbinic ordination from Hebrew Union College, a Masters in Not-for-Profit Leadership (MNPL) from Seattle University, and an honorary Doctorate in Divinity from Hebrew Union College. Rabbi Laytner is married to Richelle Harrell. He has two living daughters, three sons-in-law and five grandkids.For more information, go to:https://ansonlaytner.com ...more