Louis E. Newman Explained

Nationality:American
Website:http://louisnewman.net/
Alma Mater:University of Minnesota, Brown University
Workplaces:Carleton College, Stanford University

Louis E. Newman is the John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies, emeritus at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota and Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of Academic Advising at Stanford University.[1] [2]

Newman grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.A. in philosophy and Hebrew and his M.A. in philosophy from the University of Minnesota. He received his Ph.D. in Judaic Studies from Brown University in 1983. He was a professor at Carleton College from 1983 to 2016 before joining Stanford University as Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of Academic Advising.[3]

Newman has been described by Rabbi Eugene Borowitz as "probably our leading contemporary critic of applied Jewish ethical method."[4]

Newman is the author of numerous books including:

Newman was the founding President of the Society of Jewish Ethics.[5]

He also served as president of Beth Jacob Congregation in Mendota Heights, Minnesota from June 2009-June 2011.[6] [7]

He is married to Amy Eilberg, the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi in Conservative Judaism.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Kathleen Sullivan, "Stanford names new director of undergraduate advising and research", July 6, 2016, http://news.stanford.edu/thedish/2016/07/06/stanford-names-new-director-of-undergraduate-advising-and-research/
  2. Carleton Faculty Page, https://apps.carleton.edu/profiles/lnewman/
  3. Web site: Louis E. Newman, scholar of Jewish ethics - Biography. louisnewman.net. en. 2019-07-21.
  4. Eugene Borowitz, Judaism after modernity: papers from a decade of fruition (University Press of America, 1999), p. 21
  5. Noam J. Zohar, Quality of life in Jewish bioethics'," p. 138
  6. Web site: Beth Jacob Congregation ยป Board of Trustees . beth-jacob.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101112194054/http://beth-jacob.org/about/board/ . 2010-11-12.
  7. http://louisnewman.net
  8. Encyclopedia: Amy Eilberg. Jewish Women's Encyclopedia. 23 December 2010.