Harvey J. Fields
| Harvey J. Fields | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 26, 1935 Portland, Oregon |
| Died | January 23, 2014 Beverly Hills, California |
| Residence | Beverly Hills, California |
| Education |
University of California, Los Angeles Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Rutgers University |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
| Spouse(s) | Sybil Fields |
| Children | Joel Fields Debra Fields Rachel Prishkolnik |
For the American politician from Louisiana, see Harvey Fields.
Harvey J. Fields (1935–2014) was an American Reform rabbi. He served as the rabbi of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto, the largest synagogue in Canada, from 1978 to 1982. He then served as the rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, the oldest synagogue in Los Angeles, from 1985 to 2003.
Harvey J. Fields was born on August 26, 1935 in Portland, Oregon. His grandfather settled in The Dakotas in the 1880s. He had a brother and a sister. He went to Jewish summer camps in Los Angeles, California.
He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1958. He studied Jewish Theology at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles and Cincinnati, Ohio. He went on to receive a PhD in American foreign policy from Rutgers University.
He served as a rabbi in Boston, Massachusetts and later in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He then served as the rabbi of Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto, the largest synagogue in Canada, from 1978 to 1982.
He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1982 to become assistant rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple, the oldest synagogue in Los Angeles. He then served as its senior rabbi from 1985 to 2003. During his rabbinate, he added music to the service, including the presence of a hazzan, or cantor. He also encouraged rabbis to wear the tallit, or prayer shawl.
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