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An Evening of Learning With Dr. Walter Herzberg at CSK
Evening of Learning with Dr. Walter Herzberg - The Joseph Story
Dr. Herzberg is a renowned teacher of parshanut, teaching in Reform, Conservative and Orthodox institutions throughout his life.
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Evening of Learning Dr. Walter Herzberg
Thursday, Dec 21, 2017, 07:00 PM
19785 Hampton Drive, Boca Raton, FL, United States
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Dr. Walter Herzberg
BA, MA, Yeshiva University; MS, Columbia University; PhD, New York University
Dr. Walter Herzberg, assistant professor of Bible and Professional and Pastoral Skills at The Jewish Theological Seminary, has devoted the bulk of his career to working directly with students in the United States and Israel. He teaches introductory and advanced courses in Bible and traditional biblical commentary in The Rabbinical School, the H. L. Miller Cantorial School and College of Jewish Music, and the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education of JTS, and guides students in the classroom and online in the reading of the Bible using a methodological approach and integrating modern literary close reading techniques with the study of traditional Jewish commentary. Dr. Herzberg walks well and determinedly in the footsteps of his mentors: Bible studies innovator Dr. Nehama Leibowitz, noted for her unique pedagogical methods and preference for the title teacher over the more prestigious professor; and Dr. Cyrus Herzl Gordon, world-class scholar of Near Eastern culture and ancient languages, who was known for his skills in teaching texts to students at different levels of readiness at the very same time.
Prior to coming to JTS, Dr. Herzberg served as senior lecturer and chair of the department of Jewish Studies at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles (now the American Jewish University), and as an instructor for Jerusalem's Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and the senior educators program of the Melton Center, Hebrew University.
Dr. Herzberg earned his bachelor's degree in History and a master's degree in Jewish Education from Yeshiva University; a master's degree in English as a Second Language from Teachers College, Columbia University; and a doctorate in Bible and Near Eastern Studies from New York University (NYU). He was also a postdoctoral fellow at NYU in the Jerusalem Fellowship program and studied at Hebrew University.
Website: http://www.jtsa.edu/walter-herzberg