Spertus Faculty
Spertus utilizes a combination of regular, adjunct and visiting faculty in its degree programs. All Spertus faculty are chosen on the basis of three criteria:
- academic and professional competence and experience
- pedagogic ability
- appropriateness to specific degree program goals, curriculum and student constituency
Current Academic Advisors and Faculty
- Dean Bell, (Dean) PhD, University of California, Berkeley (Medieval and Modern Jewish History)
- Barry Chazan, (Director of the Master of Arts in Jewish Professional Studies Program and Professor of Jewish Education) EdD, Columbia University, New York (Jewish Education)
- Rachel Dulin, PhD, Northwestern University (Hebrew Language, Ancient Israel)
- Ellen LeVee, PhD, University of California, Berkeley (Sociology of Religion)
- Bernard Grossfeld, PhD, Johns Hopkins University (Targum, Bible)
- Anne Knafl, PhD candidate, University of Chicago (Bible at the Divinity School)
- Peter Knobel, PhD, Yale University (Liturgy)
- Elliot Lefkovitz, PhD, University of Michigan (Jewish Education, Modern Jewish History)
- Hal M. Lewis (Spertus President and CEO) DJS, Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies (Contemporary Jewish Studies, Jewish Leadership)
- Asher L. Lopatin, PhD candidate, Oxford University (Theology and Rabbinics)
- Victor Mirelman, PhD, Columbia University (Jewish Thought, Jewish History, Latin American Jewry)
- Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, PhD, Moscow University and Brandeis University (Comparative Literature and Modern Jewish History, respectively)
- Gary Porton, PhD, Brown University (Judaism in Late Antiquity)
- Zohar Raviv, PhD, Brandeis University and University of Michigan (Jewish Thought and Mysticism)
- Byron L. Sherwin (Distinguished Service Professor and Director of Doctoral Programs) PhD, University of Chicago (Jewish Philosophy, Mysticism and Religion)
- Nathaniel Stampfer (Dean Emeritus), PhD, Northwestern University (Jewish Education, Liturgy, Yiddish, Jewish History)
Visiting Faculty
In addition to Spertus' outstanding regular faculty, other dynamic and internationally acclaimed scholars also serve as visiting members of the Spertus faculty. Current visiting faculty are:
- Edward Breuer, Hebrew University (PhD, Harvard University, Medieval and Modern Jewish History, Haskala)
- Leonard Greenspoon, Creighton University (PhD, Harvard University, Bible and Religion in Popular Culture)
- Peter Haas, Case Western Reserve University (PhD, Brown University, Rabbinics, Ethics, and Jewish History)
Contact
Phone 312.322.1791
A variety of classes and public programs take place in the evening and on Sunday. See our calendar of events for more details.
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