Midlife Matters: Rabbi Ed Weinsberg (Midlife Dialogues Series)

Edgar Weinsberg of Sarasota, Florida, is an ordained rabbi and gerontologist. After his successful robotic surgery for prostate cancer at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in April, 2007, he was moved to share his and others’ experiences by writing the book Conquer Prostate Cancer: How Medicine, Faith, Love and Sex Can Renew Your Life.

His views on prostate cancer and related concerns have been featured in the U.S. and abroad on The Group Room Cancer Talk Show, a weekly broadcast from Los Angeles, accessible at www.VitalOptions.com. His comments have appeared on prominent blogs like the Chicago Sun-Times at www.Blogs.SunTimes.com and www.ErectileDysfunctionConnection.com.

Rabbi Ed earned his Master of Hebrew Literature (M.H.L.) in 1970 and his rabbinic title at New York City’s Jewish Theological Seminary in 1972. He earned his Ed.D. degree in gerontology at Columbia University Teachers College in 1974. Earlier he received a B.A. at UCLA, after completing his studies in Hebrew literature as well as German, English, history and psychology. His career included serving 30 years as the rabbi of three congregations; a year as an adjunct professor at SUNY, Utica; and three years at Beit Berl Teachers College in Kfar Sava, Israel, as a Lecturer in Jewish Studies and Coordinator of Educational Gerontology. He also co-founded Hospice Care of Utica, New York, and throughout his career served as a part-time psychiatric center, nursing home and police chaplain, as well as a consultant.