Jewish Biblical Interpretation: Medieval and Modern

Born 1943; 1971 PhD, Brandeis University; 1971−90 Samuel Lane Professor of Jewish Religious History, Brandeis University; 1991-2022 Nathan Cummings Distinguished Service Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Chicago; emeritus.

• I. Liturgy: Piyyut (Jewish liturgical poetry)IIMedieval Exegesis: Jewish biblical exegesisIII. Pietistic literature: The mystical literature of HasidismIV. Modern Jewish Thought and Theology: Classic European authors and contemporary theologians.