Eugene Borowitz

Eugene Borowitz

Rabbi Eugene Borowitz (born 1924) is a leader and philosopher in the reform movement, known largely for his work on Jewish theology and Jewish ethics. He also edited a Jewish journal, "Sh'ma", and teaches at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

He has been awarded the Maurice N. Eisendrath Bearer of Light Award by the Union for Reform Judaism (2005), selected as a Scholar of Distinction for a retrospective on his work by the Jewish Publication Society (2002), and given the Jewish Cultural Achievement medal for scholarship by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture. He received the National Jewish Book Award (1974) for "The Masks Jews Wear". As is apparent from a bibliography of his works, Borowitz is a prolific author.

During the Korean war, he served as a chaplain for the U.S. Navy.

Borowitz has degrees from Ohio State University, Columbia University, and HUC-JIR.

ources

[http://www.huc.edu/faculty/faculty/borowitz.shtml HUC-JIR bio]

* Batnitzky, Leora. "Postmodernity and historicity : reflections on Eugene Borowitz’s postmodern turn" in "Religious Studies Review", 27,4 (2001): 363-369.

* Borowitz, Eugene B., Yudit Kornberg Greenberg, Susan Handelman, David Novak, Peter Ochs, Thomas Ogletree, Norbert Samuelson, Edith Wyschogrod. "Reviewing the Covenant: Eugene B. Borowitz and the Postmodern Renewal of Jewish Theology". Edited by Peter Ochs. Albany: SUNY Press, 2000.

* Breslauer, S. Daniel. "Building a postmodern Reform Judaism : the example of Eugene B. Borowitz" in "Platforms and Prayer Books: Theological and Liturgical Perspectives on Reform Judaism". Edited by Dana Evan Kaplan, 247-260. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2002.

* Breslauer, S. Daniel. " [On] Eugene B. Borowitz, 'Reform Judaism Today: Book Two: What We Believe' (1977)" in "Judaism" 28,3 (1979): 382-384.

* Daum, Robert A. "Two views on authority -Bleich and Borowitz" in "Journal of Reform Judaism" 33,1 (1986): 55-64.

* Dorff, Elliot. "Autonomy vs. community: the ongoing Reform/Conservative difference" in "Conservative Judaism" 48,2 (1996): 64-68.

* Duff, Nancy J. " [On] Eugene B. Borowitz, "Contemporary Christologies: a Jewish Response" in "Union Seminary Quarterly Review" 38, 2 (1983): 231-235.

* Ellison, David Harry. "Eugene B. Borowitz" in "Interpreters of Judaism in the Late Twentieth Century", 17-39. Edited by Stephen T. Katz. B'nai B'rith Book Service 1993.

* Ellison, David Harry. "Eugene B. Borowitz: a tribute" in "Jewish Book Annual" 51 (1993): 125-236.

* Helfman, Amy W. . "Bibliography of the writings of Eugene B. Borowitz" in "Eugene B. Borowitz: Studies in the Meaning of Judaism (JPS Scholar of Distinction Series)", 443-465. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 2002.

* Kolodny, Ralph L. . "Catholics and Father Coughlin: Misremembering the past" in "Patterns of Prejudice" 19, 4 (1985): 156-25.

* Kraut, Benny. "A liberal Jew looks at Christianity" in "Tradition" 21, 4 (1985) 80-86.

* Levitt, Laura S. . "Covenant or contract? Marriage as theology" in "Cross Currents" 48,2 (1998): 169-184.

* Melamed, Abraham. " [On] Eugene B. Borowitz, 'Renewing the Covenant : a Theology for the Postmodern Jew' (1991)" in "Jewish Political Studies Review" 6,1-2 (1994): 179-186.

* Mittleman, Alan Lee. " [On] Eugene B. Borowitz, 'Renewing the Covenant: a Theology for the Postmodern Jew' (1991)" in "Jewish Political Studies Review" 6,1-2 (1994): 173-179.

* Ochs, Peter W. . "Borowitz and the postmodern renewal of theology" in "Cross Currents" 43,2 (1993): 164-183.

* Samuelson, Norbert Max. "A critique of Borowitz’s postmodern Jewish theology" in "Zygon" 28,2 (1993): 267-282.

* Talmage, Frank Ephraim. " [On] Eugene B. Borowitz, "Contemporary Christologies : a Jewish Response" in "Journal of Reform Judaism" 30, 3 (1983): 72-75.

* Weiss, Andrea L. "Creative readings of the covenant: a Jewish-Christian approach" in "Journal of Ecumenical Studies" 30,3-4 (1993): 389-402

* Yuter, Alan J. "A theology for liberal Jews : is it possible? A reflection on Eugene Borowitz’s 'Renewing the Covenant; a Theology for the Postmodern Jew' (1991)" in "Le’ela", 35 (1993) 29-32.

elected works

[http://www.huc.edu/faculty/faculty/borowitz/ "Bibliography, 1944-1999"] , [http://www.huc.edu/faculty/faculty/borowitz/additional.html "additional works"] .

* "Contemporary Christologies: A Jewish Response". US: Paulist Press International, 1980.

* "Exploring Jewish Ethics: Papers on Covenant Responsibility". Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990.

* "Liberal Judaism". New York: Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1984.

* "Reform Jewish Ethics and the Halakhah: An Experiment in Decision Making" (Editor). Behrman House Publishing, 1995.

* "Renewing the Covenant: A Theology for the Postmodern Jew". Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1991.

* "The Talmud's Theological Language-Game, a Philosophical Discourse Analysis". Albany: State University of New York, 2006.


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