Jewish activist and leader Rabbi Arthur Waskow dies at 92

By Deena Prichep

Published October 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM EDT

Rabbi Arthur Waskow, noted Jewish activist and author of The Freedom Seder, has died at the age of 92. He spent nearly six decades writing, teaching and changing the shape of American Jewish practice.

Deena Prichep

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