Marc Lieberman, Who Introduced Jews and Buddhists Collectively, Dies at 72
Dr. Marc Lieberman, an ophthalmologist and self-proclaimed “Jewish Buddhist” who, when he wasn’t treating glaucoma, organized a dialogue between Jewish students and the Dalai Lama, and who later introduced sight again to 1000’s of Tibetans laid low with cataracts, died on Aug. 2 at his residence in San Francisco. He was 72.
His son, Michael, mentioned the trigger was prostate most cancers.
Dr. Lieberman, who referred to as himself a “JuBu,” retained his Jewish religion however integrated elements of Buddhist teachings and practices. He stored kosher and noticed the sabbath, however he additionally meditated a number of occasions a day. He studied the Torah, however he additionally led efforts to construct a Buddhist monastery in Northern California.
If it appeared like a contradiction to some, he was OK with that, seeing in each religions a complementary pursuit of fact and path away from worldly struggling.
“I’m a wholesome mosaic of Judaism and Buddhism,” Dr. Lieberman mentioned in an interview with The Los Angeles Instances in 2006. “Is that honest to both faith? Truthful schmair! It’s what I’m.”
Within the Eighties, he grew to become a frontrunner within the lay Buddhist group within the Bay Space, holding weekly conferences in his