Dr. Saul Berman

Biography

Rabbi Saul J. Berman is a leading Orthodox teacher and thinker in the fields of Jewish law and education. Known for his extensive contributions to women's Jewish education and the role of social ethics in synagogue life, Berman has worked to bridge the understanding of Jewish law and its applicability in contemporary society. He has contributed to the Encyclopedia Judaica and authored numerous articles, published in academic journals such as Tradition, Judaism, the Journal of Jewish Studies, and Dinei Yisrael. Berman was appointed chairman of the Department of Judaic Studies at Stern College for Women of Yeshiva University in 1971, where he led efforts to grow the largest undergraduate Department of Jewish Studies in the United States. In 1984, he accepted the position of senior rabbi at Lincoln Square Synagogue in Manhattan, where he served until 1990. After this, he returned to academic life as an associate professor of Jewish Studies at Stern College and as an adjunct professor at Columbia University School of Law, teaching seminars on Jewish law.

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