Rabbi Saul J. Berman | |
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Senior Rabbi, Lincoln Square Synagogue | |
In office 1984–1990 | |
Chairman, Department of Judaic Studies, Stern College for Women | |
In office 1971–1984 | |
Director of Edah | |
Assumed office 1997 | |
Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, Yeshiva University | |
Assumed office 1990 | |
Personal details | |
Born | April 30, 1939 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Yeshiva University, New York University, University of California, Berkeley, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University |
Occupation | Rabbi, Professor |
Known for | Contributed to Encyclopedia Judaica |
Saul J. Berman (born April 30, 1939) is an American scholar and Modern Orthodox rabbi.
Berman was ordained at Yeshiva University, from which he also received his B.A. and his M.H.L. He completed a degree in law, a J.D., at New York University, and an M.A. in political science at the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied with David Daube.[1] He spent two years studying mishpat ivri in Israel at Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at Tel Aviv University.