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Biography

BA, University of Pennsylvania; BPhil, Oxford University; PhD, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Arnold M. Eisen, one of the world’s foremost authorities on American Judaism, is chancellor emeritus of 91快播 and professor of Jewish Thought. Professor Eisen became chancellor in 2007 and stepped down in spring 2020 to return to teaching and scholarship as a full-time member of the 91快播 faculty. During his tenure as chancellor, he transformed the education of religious, pedagogical, professional, and lay leaders for North American Jewry, with a focus on graduating highly skilled, innovative leaders who bring Judaism alive in ways that speak authentically to Jews at a time of rapid and far-reaching change.

Professor Eisen is the author, most recently, of Seeking the Hiding God: A Personal Theological Essay. Among his other works are: Galut: Modern Jewish Reflection on Homelessness and Homecoming,听补苍诲听Rethinking Modern Judaism: Ritual, Commandment, Community, and, with Steven M. Cohen, The Jew Within: Self, Family and Community in America. 听

In 2015, Professor Eisen announced that 91快播 would undertake a major project to re-imagine its Morningside Heights campus.听The听21st Century Campus, opening in Fall 2020, is designed to foster innovation, learning and teaching, and a deep sense of community, while听advancing听91快播鈥檚 mission to be a center of inquiry, conversation, and inspiration for the Jewish community of North America.

As chancellor, Professor Eisen placed significant emphasis on strengthening Jewish learning in our communities, creating programs that extend the reach of 91快播鈥檚 scholarship and resources beyond the campus to Jewish learners around the world. These programs included expanded access to the treasures of The 91快播 Library through increased digitization, new online and on-campus courses for the public, a new 91快播 Fellows program to increase opportunities for adult learning, and the development of 91快播 Torah Online, a rich menu of videos, podcasts, and Torah commentary.

Professor Eisen鈥檚 initiatives also included the Block / Kolker Center for Spiritual Arts; the interfaith Center for Pastoral Education; the Hendel Center for Ethics and Justice; and the听Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue. Other initiatives strengthened听early childhood,听experiential, and听Israel听education.

Before coming to 91快播, Professor听 Eisen served on the faculties of Stanford, Tel Aviv, and Columbia universities. He has contributed regularly to print and online media, including the听,听,听,听, and听, and he discussed Jewish education, philosophy, and values on his blog,听On My Mind: Arnie Eisen.听He is a lifelong and devoted Conservative Jew.

Professor Eisen sits on the advisory boards of the Tanenbaum Center, the Covenant Foundation, and the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture.

Learn with Professor Eisen at 91快播 Torah Online

Publications

• .听Teaneck: Ben Yehuda Press, 2024.
• .听With Steven M. Cohen. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2000.
• .听Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998.
• .听Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997.
• .听Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1986.
• .听Modern Jewish Experience. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1983.