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SUMMARY:Welcome Our Shabbat Guest\, Reverend Robert W. Lee
DESCRIPTION:“To the Land We Are Promised: Adoption and the Covenant of Go
 d”\nThe Rev. Robert W. Lee is no stranger to Anshe Emet Synagogue—havi
 ng first been a guest speaker in 2017 after the Charlottesville protests. 
 He has since considered Anshe Emet to be a second home\, and Rabbi Michael
  Siegel a mentor and friend. He has criss-crossed the nation speaking in a
 ll kinds of faith communities large and small\, and has been a consistent 
 voice on the national stage.\nNothing could have prepared him for when two
  girls waltzed into his life in 2020 who were in foster care. Along with h
 is wife Stephanie\, they began the process of adoption. In 2022\, Rev. Lee
  completed his fourth book—To the Land We Are Promised: Adoption and the
  Covenant of God—an interfaith Prayerbook for Foster and Adoptive Famili
 es.\nHe joins Anshe Emet on December 10th to discuss his book and lessons 
 learned in crafting prayers for life together.\n\n\n\nAbout the Rev. Rober
 t W. Lee\nThe Rev. Robert W. Lee is a pastor and public theologian. He was
  raised in the Piedmont of North Carolina\, a place he still considers hom
 e. He is a graduate of Appalachian State University\, Duke University’s 
 Divinity School\, and is finishing up his doctoral work in public and poli
 tical theology. His dissertation centers around presidents and their faith
 s (or lack thereof).\nRob has spoken across the country and world\, includ
 ing the Historic Ebenezer Church in Atlanta where Dr. King was pastor\, Ro
 ckefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago\, and Foundry United Methodi
 st Church in Washington. He offered a prayer at the 2021 Inaugural Prayer 
 Service for President Joe Biden\, and testified before Congress in July 20
 20 on issues close to his heart.\nLee has written four books\, Stained-Gla
 ss Millennials\, A Sin by Any Other Name\, The Pulpit and the Paper\, and 
 Fostering Hope. They boast forwards from some of the great leaders of our 
 time including Bishop Will Willimon\, Dr. Bernice King\, Chelsea Clinton\,
  and Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes.\nThe Rev. Rob Lee was raised United Metho
 dist and is starting a digital congregation for that denomination in 2023 
 in the spirit of innovation and outreach. He is married to Stephanie\, a d
 irector of marketing at a sock company\, and they are parents to Athena (A
 ge 5) and Phoenix (Age 4). They also have a poodle Frank and goldendoodle 
 named Maggie. In his limited spare time he’s an avid autograph collector
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