Geoffrey Dennis

• Gender: Male
• Industry: Religion
• Occupation: Rabbi
• Location: United States

About Me

Geoff Dennis is rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami and teaches Kabbalah and Rabbinic Literature in the Jewish Studies Program at the University of North Texas. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic, and Mysticism, a Runner Up for the 2007 National Book Award, and recipient of an Honorable Mention for the 2007 Jewish Library Council Book Award. He has written numerous articles. The most recent, "The Bride of God: Jewish Erotic Theology," appears in the anthology Jews and Sex, edited by Nathan Abrams (2008).

Interests

• Movies
• Mythology
• History
• Judaism
• Home Improvement
• Blacksmithing
• Books
• New Mexico
• Israel
• Spirituality
• Mysticism
• Food

Favorite Movies

• Glory
• Citizen Kane
• Ghostbusters
• The Man Who Would be King
• Zulu
• Jacob's Ladder
• Master and Commander
• A Touch of Evil
• Adaptation
• The Day the Earth Stood Still
• Bladerunner
• Get Shorty
• Caddyshack
• Blazing Saddles
• The Chosen

Favorite Books

• TaNaKH
• Lord of the Rings
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Shakespeare's plays
• Beowulf
• The Dance of Genghis Cohen
• Their Eyes Were Turned to God
• Killer Angels
• God in Search of Man
• Lamb
• The Essence of Judaism
• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
• The Prophets
• Hornblower Series

My Blogs	Team Members
Jewish Myth, Magic, and Mysticism
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