Eliezer Berkovits
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Eliezer Berkovits was a 20th-century Orthodox Jewish theologian and philosopher known for his influential work on faith, halakha, and the theological response to the Holocaust.
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| Eliezer Berkovits canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Jewish theologian
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Orthodox Jew ⓘ person ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1908-09-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Austria-Hungary
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Nagyszeben NERFINISHED ⓘ Sibiu NERFINISHED ⓘ Transylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
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Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1992-08-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Israel
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Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Max Dessoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary
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Humboldt University of Berlin ⓘ
surface form:
University of Berlin
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| employer |
Hebrew Theological College
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Hebrew Theological College in Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Berkovits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Holocaust theology
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Jewish philosophy ⓘ ethics ⓘ halakha ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Eliezer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Jewish law and women
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divine hiddenness ⓘ free will and human responsibility ⓘ relationship between halakha and modernity ⓘ theological response to the Holocaust ⓘ |
| movement |
Modern Orthodox Judaism
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Religious Zionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
covenantal theology centered on human responsibility
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emphasis on halakhic flexibility within tradition ⓘ post-Holocaust faith grounded in human freedom ⓘ theology of divine self-limitation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Crisis and Faith
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Faith After the Holocaust NERFINISHED ⓘ God, Man and History NERFINISHED ⓘ Halakha: Kocha ve-Tafkida NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish Women in Time and Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Themes in Modern Philosophies of Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ With God in Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chair of Jewish philosophy at Hebrew Theological College
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rabbi in Leeds ⓘ rabbi in Sydney ⓘ rabbi of the Jewish community in Berlin ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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