Tamara Cohn Eskenazi

Tamara Cohn Eskenazi is The Effie Wise Ochs Professor of Biblical Literature and History at the Reform Jewish seminary Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles.[1]

She was the first woman hired by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion as a full-time tenure track faculty member for their rabbinical school in 1990, and became the first female tenured full professor in their rabbinical school in 1995.[2]

She was also the chief editor of The Torah: A Women’s Commentary (Andrea Weiss was associate editor), which won the 2008 Jewish Book of the Year Award from the Jewish Book Council.[3][4]

In 2011 Eskenazi and the late Tikva Frymer-Kensky won the 2011 National Jewish Book Award in Women’s Studies for The JPS Bible Commentary: Ruth.[5][6]

On May 19, 2013, Eskenazi was ordained as a rabbi by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.[7]

References
  1. "Rabbi Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, Ph.D., Appointed The Effie Wise Ochs Professor of Biblical Literature and History - Hebrew Union College | Jewish Institute of Religion". Huc.edu. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
  2. "Google Drive Viewer". Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  3. "The Jewish Publication Society: Authors + Speakers: Dr. Tamara Cohn Eskenazi". Jewishpub.org. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  4. "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  5. "The Jewish Publication Society: Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Tikva Frymer-Kensky Awarded 2011 National Jewish Book Award for JPS Bible Commentary: Ruth". Jewishpub.org. 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  6. "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  7. "HUC-JIR: Press Room - HUC-JIR Announces 2013 Graduation and Ordination Ceremonies in Cincinnati, Los Angeles, and New York". Huc.edu. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
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