Alan Cooper | |
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Academic background | |
Education | Columbia University (BA) Yale University (MPhil, PhD) |
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Discipline | Religious studies |
Sub-discipline | Jewish studies |
Institutions |
Alan Cooper is an American religious scholar and former musician who was the provost of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS),an academic institution that teaches Jewish studies and one of the centers for Conservative Judaism. He is also the Elaine Ravich Professor of Jewish Studies at JTS. [1]
Cooper graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College in 1971 and went on to do his graduate work at Yale University,where he obtained a Master of Philosophy and PhD in religious studies. [2] [3]
Cooper was formerly a singer in the band Sha Na Na,formed by his Columbia classmates,and sang the lead in "At the Hop" in Woodstock . [4] [5] [6] He also made appearances on The Tonight Show and The Merv Griffin Show . [7] [8]
Cooper served on the faculties of McMaster University and Hebrew Union College –Jewish Institute of Religion. [9] In 1997,he was appointed to a position at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. In 1998,he was appointed Professor of Bible at the Union Theological Seminary in New York,becoming the first person to hold a joint professorship at both Union and JTS. His dual appointment has been described as a major step in strengthening ties between the two seminaries. [10]
Louis Ginzberg was a Russian-born American rabbi and Talmudic scholar of Lithuanian-Jewish descent,contributing editor to numerous articles of The Jewish Encyclopedia (1906),and leading figure in the Conservative movement of Judaism during the early 20th century. He was born in Kaunas,Vilna Governorate and died in New York City.
Mordecai Menahem Kaplan was a Lithuanian-born American rabbi,writer,Jewish educator,professor,theologian,philosopher,activist,and religious leader who founded the Reconstructionist branch of Judaism along with his son-in-law Ira Eisenstein. He has been described as a "towering figure" in the recent history of Judaism for his influential work in adapting it to modern society,contending that Judaism should be a unifying and creative force by stressing the cultural and historical character of the religion as well as theological doctrine.
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Sha Na Na was an American rock and roll doo-wop cover group. Formed in 1969,but performing a song-and-dance repertoire based on 1950s hit songs,it simultaneously revived and parodied the music and the New York street culture of the 1950s. After gaining initial fame for their performance at Woodstock,made possible with the help of their friend Jimi Hendrix,the group hosted Sha Na Na,a syndicated variety series that ran from 1977 to 1981.
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