Eugene Korn
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Rabbi Eugene Korn | |
|---|---|
 Rabbi Eugene Korn, Phd. | |
| Personal life | |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Alma mater | Yeshiva University Columbia University |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Position | Academic Director |
| Organisation | CJCUC |
| Residence | Jerusalem |
| Semikhah | Machon Pirchei Shoshanim (Israel) |
Rabbi Doctor Eugene B. Korn (Hebrew: יוג'ין קורן; born 1947) is a lecturer, scholar and educator. He lives in Jerusalem and was formerly Academic Director of the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation (CJCUC) in Jerusalem. He was also co-director of its Institute for Theological Inquiry. Korn was the founding editor of Meorot: A Forum for Modern Orthodox Discourse (successor to The Edah Journal, which he also edited), based at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in New York City.[1]
In 2003 he was ordained as an Orthodox rabbi by Machon Pirchei Shoshanim (Israel). He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Yeshiva University where he majored in philosophy and mathematics, and was awarded a Ph.D. in Moral Philosophy from Columbia University.[2]
In 2003-2005 he was Director of Interfaith Affairs for the Anti-Defamation League.
His research interests include Jewish-Christian relations, Jewish ethics and Jewish Law (Halakha), Israel, and Philosophy.
In 2009, he was honored by the Catholic-Jewish Commission of Southern New Jersey and the Jewish Community Relations Council with the "Nostra Aetate Award".[3]
In December 2015, Korn helped draft the Orthodox Rabbinic Statement on Christianity entitled "To Do the Will of Our Father in Heaven: Toward a Partnership between Jews and Christians".[4]
His most recent books are "To Be a Holy People: Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values" (Urim Publications/KTAV Publishing House, 2021) and "Israel and the Nations: The Bible, The Rabbis, and Jewish-Gentile Relations" (Academic Studies Press, 2023). His writings has been translated into Hebrew, Italian, German and Spanish.
