Stuart Dauermann

Background

About Stuart Dauermann

Rabbi Stuart Dauermann,(PhD, Intercultural Studies), has spent his adult life founding new creative initiatives to close the gap between Jews, Christians, and the More Jewish Jesus. He served for 20 years as Rabbi of Ahavat Zion Messianic Synagogue (Beverly Hills), where he is Rabbi Emeritus, and is known as the Father of Messianic Jewish Music. He is also founder of Hashivenu, a Messianic Jewish think tank, and co-Founder of Messianic Jewish Theological Institute. As Director of Interfaithfulness, he is currently engaged in developing and implementing a havurah/house church hybrid for Jews and Intermarrieds who are interested in the More Jewish Jesus. Dr. Dauermann’s dissertation, The Rabbi as a Surrogate Priest, is a historical and theological study on the development of the role of the Rabbi. His most recent book, Converging Destinies: Jews, Christians and the Mission of God explores how Christians and Jews have been habituated to think of each other, and suggests a new paradigm to inform their transformational mutual engagement in creating a better world. Rabbi Dauermann enjoys research writing, public speaking, and serving as a consultant and mentor. He lives in Southern California, with his wife Naomi. They have three grown children.