Rabbi Saul J. Berman | |
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 Rabbi Saul Berman speaking | |
| 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.
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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.
