Question: Facts: - honorific prefix: rabbi - honorific suffix: ph.d. . - birth name: lance jonathan sussman - education: doctor of divinity - birth date: 17 july 1954 - name: lance j. sussman - occupation: rabbi - image: sussman.headshot 1 - birth place: baltimore , maryland - alma mater: hebrew union college - jewish institute of religion Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lance j. sussman .
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rabbi lance j. sussman , ph.d. -lrb- born july 17 , 1954 -rrb- is an historian of american jewish history , college professor , and the senior rabbi at reform congregation keneseth israel -lrb- ki -rrb- located in elkins park , pa. .he is the author of numerous books and articles including : '' isaac leeser and the making of american judaism '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- and '' sharing sacred moments '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- , and a co-editor of '' reform judaism in america : a biographical dictionary and sourcebook '' -lrb- 1993 -rrb- and '' new essays in american jewish history '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- .since 2010 he has also published articles on judaism and art .