Tamara Cohn Eskenazi

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Tamara Cohn Eskenazi is The Effie Wise Ochs Professor of Biblical Literature and History at the Reform Jewish seminary Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles. [1]

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She was the first woman hired by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion as a full-time tenure track faculty member for their rabbinical school in 1990, and became the first female tenured full professor in their rabbinical school in 1995. [2]

She was also the chief editor of The Torah: A Women’s Commentary (Andrea Weiss was associate editor), which won the 2008 Jewish Book of the Year Award from the Jewish Book Council. [3] [4]

On May 19, 2013, Eskenazi was ordained as a rabbi by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. [5]

In November of 2022, Eskenazi was elected Vice President [6] of the Society of Biblical Literature; in November 2023, Eskenazi was elevated to President of the Society.

Recognition

In 2011, Eskenazi and the late Tikva Frymer-Kensky won the 2011 National Jewish Book Award in Women’s Studies for The JPS Bible Commentary: Ruth. [7] [8]

The art exhibit “Holy Sparks”, which opened in February 2022 at the Heller Museum and the Skirball Museum, featured 24 Jewish women artists, who had each created an artwork about a female rabbi who was a first in some way. [9] [10] [11] Carol Hamoy created the artwork about Eskenazi. [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Google Drive Viewer" . Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  3. ↑ "The Jewish Publication Society: Authors + Speakers: Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi". Jewishpub.org. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  4. ↑ "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  5. ↑ "HUC-JIR: Press Room - HUC-JIR Announces 2013 Graduation and Ordination Ceremonies in Cincinnati, Los Angeles, and New York". Huc.edu. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  6. ↑ "Society of Biblical Literature". www.sbl-site.org. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  7. ↑ "The Jewish Publication Society: Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Tikva Frymer-Kensky Awarded 2011 National Jewish Book Award for JPS Bible Commentary: Ruth". Jewishpub.org. 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  8. ↑ "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  9. ↑ "2022 Gala, Rabbi Levy's Shabbat Message, Tzedek Council and more... ✨". www.kol-ami.org.
  10. ↑ Gelfand, Janelle (2022-05-13). "Celebrating community: Exhibits hail 200 years of Jewish contributions in Cincinnati". American City Business Journals . Archived from the original on 2023-03-25.
  11. 1 2 "VIDEO: HOLY SPARKS – Celebrating 50 Years of Women in the Rabbinate". Jewish Art Salon. January 30, 2022.
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