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Introduction: Themes in the Thought of Eliezer Berkovits

Introduction: Themes in the Thought of Eliezer Berkovits Josef Stern The six essays included in this special issue of Shofar originated in a conference held on March 6, 2011 entitled, "A Jewish Theologian in Chicago: Themes in the Thought of Eliezer Berkovits," conceived and organized by the Center for Jewish Studies of the University of Chicago in cooperation with the Spertus Institute of Chicago.1 The conference was initially suggested to the Chicago Center for Jewish Studies by three former students of Berkovits, Howard Gilbert, Robert Berger, and Stephen Landes, and it was supported by a generous gift from Philip R. and Yvonne Haag. We are grateful for their efforts and resources. Born in Romania in 1908, Berkovits was a leading disciple of Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg of the Hildesheimer Seminary in Berlin and received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Berlin. In 1939, he fled the Nazis to England and Australia. In the 1950s, he moved to Chicago, where he was Professor and Chair of the Department of Jewish Philosophy at the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie. There he also served as the founding rabbi of Congregation Or Torah. He was one of the first Orthodox rabbis and leaders to build bridges with Reform http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies Purdue University Press

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Josef Stern The six essays included in this special issue of Shofar originated in a conference held on March 6, 2011 entitled, "A Jewish Theologian in Chicago: Themes in the Thought of Eliezer Berkovits," conceived and organized by the Center for Jewish Studies of the University of Chicago in cooperation with the Spertus Institute of Chicago.1 The conference was initially suggested to the Chicago Center for Jewish Studies by three former students of Berkovits, Howard Gilbert, Robert Berger, and Stephen Landes, and it was supported by a generous gift from Philip R. and Yvonne Haag. We are grateful for their efforts and resources. Born in Romania in 1908, Berkovits was a leading disciple of Rabbi Jehiel Jacob Weinberg of the Hildesheimer Seminary in Berlin and received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Berlin. In 1939, he fled the Nazis to England and Australia. In the 1950s, he moved to Chicago, where he was Professor and Chair of the Department of Jewish Philosophy at the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie. There he also served as the founding rabbi of Congregation Or Torah. He was one of the first Orthodox rabbis and leaders to build bridges with Reform

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Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish StudiesPurdue University Press

Published: Oct 23, 2013

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