Irving Greenberg

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Irving Greenberg is a modern Orthodox Jewish theologian and rabbi known for his influential post-Holocaust theology, which reinterprets Jewish faith, covenant, and ethics in light of the Shoah.

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instanceOf modern Orthodox Jew
person
rabbi
theologian
almaMater Brooklyn College NERFINISHED
Harvard University NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Irving "Yitz" Greenberg NERFINISHED
Yitz Greenberg NERFINISHED
appointedBy Jimmy Carter NERFINISHED
birthDate 1933
birthPlace Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
citizenship United States of America
degree PhD in history from Harvard University
denomination Modern Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Holocaust theology
Jewish ethics
Jewish theology
interfaith dialogue
founded CLAL – The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership NERFINISHED
hasPublished Cloud of Smoke, Pillar of Fire: Judaism, Christianity, and Modernity After the Holocaust NERFINISHED
For the Sake of Heaven and Earth: The New Encounter Between Judaism and Christianity NERFINISHED
Living in the Image of God: Jewish Teachings to Perfect the World NERFINISHED
The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays NERFINISHED
The Triumph and Failure of Reform Judaism NERFINISHED
influencedBy Holocaust NERFINISHED
modern Jewish thought
knownFor post-Holocaust Jewish theology
reinterpretation of covenant after the Holocaust
theology of the Shoah NERFINISHED
work on Jewish-Christian relations
languageOfWork English
Hebrew
memberOf United States Holocaust Memorial Council NERFINISHED
name Irving Greenberg NERFINISHED
notableIdea tikkun olam as central Jewish ethical imperative
voluntary covenant after Auschwitz
occupation author
educator
rabbi
theologian
positionHeld chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council
founding president of CLAL – The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership
president of CLAL – The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership
rabbi of the Riverdale Jewish Center
religion Judaism
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
theologicalView affirmation of ongoing Jewish-Christian covenantal relationship
covenant as voluntary partnership between God and Israel after the Holocaust
emphasis on human dignity as image of God
pluralistic view of religious truth
the Holocaust as a rupture in the covenantal relationship

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