Department of Religious Studies
Faculty
Eli Reich
Visiting Instructor
PhD candidate, University of Chicago
2617A Cathedral of Learning
412.624.5986
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Eli Reich, who earned his BA degree in Bibie and Jewish Philsophy from Bar Ilan University, Israel (1986), is currently completing a dissertation called "Controversy and Community in Rabbinic Community" for the University of Chicago Divinity School. He joins the department for 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. Eli Reich has previously taught at the University of North Florida, University of Calgary, and Univesity of Alberta.
Fields
Classical Judaism, Hebrew Bible, rabbinic Judaism, history of religions
Teaching
Myth in the Ancient Near East, Israel in the Biblical Age, Major Biblical Themes, Classical Judaism
Publication
"God of Judgment, God of Compassion: A Reading of the Rosh Hashanah Service," Judaism 46.3 (1997)
Honors and Awards
Joseph Kitagawa Award for Best Student of the Year in History of Religions, University of Chicago, 1998