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David Ellenson, Rabbi, Ph.D.
I.H. and Anna Grancell Professor of Jewish Religious Thought
Dr. David Ellenson, President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) and I.H. and Anna Grancell Professor of Jewish Religious Thought, is a distinguished rabbi, scholar, and leader of the Reform Movement. He is internationally recognized for his publications and research in the areas of Jewish religious thought, ethics, and modern Jewish history. He received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1981 and was ordained by HUC-JIR in 1977. He is a Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of Jerusalem and a Fellow and Lecturer at the Institute of Advanced Studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Rabbi Ellenson's extensive publications include Tradition in Transition: Orthodoxy, Halakhah and the Boundaries of Modern Jewish History (1989), Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer and the Creation of a Modern Jewish Orthodoxy (1990) (nominated for the National Jewish Book Council's award for outstanding book in Jewish History, 1990), and Between Tradition and Culture: The Dialectics of Jewish Religion and Identity in the Modern World (1994). His latest book, After Emancipation: Jewish Religious Responses to Modernity, a compilation of essays on Jewish values and identity, the challenge of emancipation, denominational responses, modern responsa, and contemporary works of legal and liturgical creativity, was published by Hebrew Union College Press in 2004.
Areas of Expertise
- Modern Orthodoxy
- Judaism's responses to modernity
Education
- Ordained, HUC-JIR (1977)
- Ph.D., Columbia University (1981)
Books
- After Emancipation: Jewish Religious Responses to Modernity (HUC-Press) order through HUC Press or 513-221-1875 ext. 3293.
- Between Tradition and Culture: The Dialectics of Jewish Religion and Identity in the Modern World
(Scholar's Press: 1994).
- Bits of Honey: Essays for Samson H. Levey (Scholar's Press: 1993) Co-edited with Stanley
Chyet.
- Rabbi Esriel Hildesheimer and the Creation of a Modem Jewish Orthodoxy (University of Alabama
Press: 1990). Nominated for the National Jewish Book Council's Award for outstanding book in Jewish History, 1990.
- Tradition in Transition: Orthodoxy. Halakhah and the Boundaries of Modem Jewish Identity (University Press of America:
1989).
Electronic Publications
- "Courage to Create a Judaism of Meaning," Shma.com
- "President's Message,", Chronicle 70 (PDF)
- "Chanukah 5768," American Jewish World Service (PDF)
- "President's Message," Chronicle Issue 67, 2006 (PDF)
- "President's Message," Chronicle Issue 66, 2005 (PDF)
- "President's Message," Chronicle Issue 65, 2005 (PDF)
- "Changing Tide of Jewish
Expression," The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles (2004)
- "Rabbi Moses Ben Maimon," L.A. Journal (2004)
- "Embryonic cloning holds much promise; is not
immoral," The Enquirer, Cincinnati (2004)
- "Same-Sex Marriage, In The Jewish Tradition," Jewish Week, New York
(2004)
- "Countering the Family Values Monopoly," The Jewish Journal
of Greater Los Angeles (2004)
- "President's Message," Chronicle Issue 63, 2004 (PDF)
- "Abortion Ban Degrades and Devalues Women," Forward,
Nov. 21, 2003
- Feinberg Lecture at University of Cincinnati,
with link to videostream (2003)
- "President's Message," Chronicle Issue 62, 2003 (PDF)/a>
- HUC-JIR Inaugural Address (2002)
- "President's Message," Chronicle Issue 60 (2002)
- "President's Message," Chronicle Issue 59, 2001 (PDF)
In the News
- Sermon
delivered by Rabbi David Ellenson at 2007 Baccalaureate Service at Colgate University
- Rabbi Ellenson's Letter from El Salvador,
The Forward, 2/2/07
- Jewish Identity and National Strength -
By Rabbi David Ellenson, Jerusalem Post, 1/23/07
- "Being Ourselves By Being For Others" -
The Forward - Oct. 20, 2006
- "Normal Portion" - By David Ellenson, The New York Sun,
July 26, 2006
- "An Out-Of-Touch Rabbinate" by David Ellenson -
Jewish Week, July 6, 2006
- Rabbi David Ellenson Announces New Faculty Appointment and Promotions
- "Conversion Is Not An Outreach Strategy" by
David Ellenson and Kerry Olitzky - Forward, May 12, 2006
- Beyond Deterrence by David Ellenson: New York Sun, March 14
- Rabbi Ellenson and his daughter, Ruth Andrew Ellenson,
awarded 2005 National Jewish Book Awards
- Rabbi Ellenson & Els Kooij-Bas on "The 'Metzitzah'
Controversy: A Historical Note"
- Rabbi David Ellenson on "Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic, and the
Spirit of Divestment" - NY Jewish Week, April 22, 2005
- David Ellenson on "Israel Should Accept All Jews as Jews" -
Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - April 8, 2005
- Rabbi David Ellenson in panel discussion with Saul Berman and
Ismar Schorsch - Thursday, April 14 at 7 pm
- Rabbi Ellenson offers greetings to Israeli Prime Minister
Sharon (2005)
- Rabbi David Ellenson in Panel Discussion with Saul Berman and
Ismar Schorsch (2005)
- Rabbi David Ellenson Participates in Jewish Week Forum
(2005)
- Rabbi David Ellenson Chosen by the Forward as one of the 50 Most
Influential Members of the American Jewish Community (2005)
- Rabbi David Ellenson Teaching at Everett Institute/Bronfman
Center for Jewish Life at 92nd Street Y in New York City (2005)
- Hebrew Union College Press announces the publication of
After Emancipation: Jewish Religious Responses to Modernity by Rabbi David Ellenson
- Profile of Rabbi David Ellenson in Jewish Week: "A Bridge Across
Religious Streams" by Gary Rosenblatt (2004)
- Rabbi David Ellenson To Lecture at HUC-JIR's Food For Thought Luncheon
Lecture 2003-2004 Series on "Jewish Religious Denominationalism: 19th Century Origins, Contemporary Meanings"
- Rabbi David Ellenson Interviewed in Haaretz: "The Reform synagogue
where one might learn about kashrut" by Yair Sheleg (2004)
- Rabbi David Ellenson to teach on "Diverse Perspectives on Jewish Legal
Texts" at the JCC of Manhattan (2004)
- Rabbi David Ellenson to Speak at the Center for Jewish History
(2003)
- Rabbi Ellenson delivers Feinberg Lecture at University of Cincinnati
(2003)
- Final Food for Thought Lecture of 2002-2003 Features President David
Ellenson
- Rabbi David Ellenson to Present Lecture "'To Keep Evil To A Minimum'
Modern European Orthodox Responses to Conversion and Intermarriage" (2003)
- "Imagine a World Without Denominations,"
Forward, Nov. 1, 2002
- Rabbi David Ellenson to Be Honored at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute
of Religion's 20th Annual Cincinnati Associates Tribute Dinner (2002)
- Food for Thought Lecture Series: Rabbi David Ellenson to Present "Two
Types of Zionism" (2002)
- "Soul of a Scholar: A Conversation with New HUC-JIR President David Ellenson," Reform
Judaism Magazine, Winter 2001
- "Dr. David Ellenson, 8th President of HUC-JIR" in Chronicle, Issue 59,
2001 (PDF)
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