Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka, PhD

The Canadian Race Relations Foundation celebrated the accomplishments of Rabbi Dr. Reuven P. Bulka, by presenting him with the Community Champion Special Award at the 2014 Awards of Excellence, held November 18, 2014 in Ottawa, Ontario.

Rabbi Dr. Reuven P. Bulka received Rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Jacob Joseph Rabbinical Seminary in New York in 1965, and his Ph.D.degree from the University of Ottawa in 1971, concentrating on the Logotherapy of Viktor Frankl.

He has been a Rabbi at the Congregation Machzikei Hadas, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada since 1967, the Host on the weekly Radio call-in program Sunday Night with Rabbi Bulka (CFRA), since 1994, and a regular columnist on the Ottawa Citizen – Ask the Religion Experts feature, from 1995 to 2014. 

Rabbi Bulka is an author and/or editor of more than 35 books. He has contributed over 100 scholarly and popular articles to various journals, including AMHC Forum, Analecta Frankliana, Chronicle Review, Hadarom, Humanitas, International Forum for Logotherapy, Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Journal of Religion and Health, Judaism, L'Eylah, Midstream, Pastoral Psychology, Tradition, and Voices, among others.

He is the Founder and Editor, Journal of Psychology and Judaism (1976 - 2003) and a Member of the Editorial Boards of Tradition, Journal of Religion and Health, International Forum for Logotherapy, & Pastoral Psychology.