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 Associate Professor
Ehud Benor specializes in Jewish religious thought. He was trained in
philosophy, Jewish philosophy, and mysticism at the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem (B.A. 1978; M.A. 1982), and in the study of religion at Harvard (A.M.
1986; Ph.D. 1991). He joined the Dartmouth faculty in 1991. His research
focuses on the variety of spiritual meanings Jews have given to their tradition
of ritual law. Other areas of interest involve the works of Moses Maimonides,
Benedict de Spinoza, Martin Buber, and Emmanuel Levinas. Professor Benor
currently is working on a book on "Ethical Monotheism" that examines the whole
span of the Jewish tradition to determine to what extent Jewish thinkers were
willing to think of God as a moral person. Other work in progress focuses on
the nature of the Mishna, arguing that it is not a book of religious law, but
of condensed instruction for reconstruction of the social, spiritual, and
intellectual background for debate of such laws in late antiquity. However,
much of his energy has been diverted in the last few years to working out a
general theory on the relationship of religion and magic.
Courses and Programs
2008 Spring
- Non-Teaching Resident Term
2008 Fall
- 6 (10) Introduction to Judaism (Identical to JWST 6)
- 22 (12) Jewish Mysticism (Identical to JWST 62)
2009 Winter
- 1 (11) Patterns of Religion Experience (Benor and Raz)
- 76 (2) Magic, Science, and Religion
2009 Spring
- Non-Teaching Resident Term
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