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Lewis M. Barth, Rabbi, Ph.D.
213-765-2187; lbarth@huc.edu
Professor Emeritus of Midrash and Related Literature
Rabbi Lewis M. Barth is Professor of Midrash and Related Literature. He served as Dean of HUC-JIR, Los Angeles from 1971-1979 and most recently from 1997-2006. He studied at UCLA, HUC-JIR, the University of Chicago, and was ordained at HUC-JIR in Cincinnati, where he also earned his doctorate. Rabbi Barth specializes in rabbinic biblical interpretation and the study of manuscripts of Midrash texts. He is also interested in the application of computer technology to the study of Hebrew manuscripts.
Areas of Expertise
- Rabbinic biblical interpretation
- Midrashic texts and manuscripts
- Reform Berit Mila (ritual circumcision)
- Jerusalem as a holy city for Jews, Christians, and Muslims
- Jewish religious thought and family issues
- Spirituality
- Pirque d'Rabbi Eliezer (Chapters of Rabbi Eliezer)
- Semitic languages and literatures
Education
- Non-Clinical Candidate, Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis, LA (2007-present)
- Ordained, HUC-JIR (1964)
- Ph.D., HUC-JIR (1970)
Lecture Titles
- “Mythology and the Causes of Hatred: Contemporary and Ancient Perspectives”
- “Parashat Metzora: Slander, its Causes and Consequences: Text Study of a Midrashic Understanding”
- “Thinking Ahead to Tisha B'av: Text Study of a Midrashic View of Ancient-Modern Social Justice Issues”
- “'Forgiveness in Psychoanalysis and Judaism”
- Books by Famous Jews: Take Dershowitz, For Example
- The Emergence of Rabbinic Judaism: Continuity or Break with the Past
- The Rabbinic Search for Values: The Midrash
- Rabbinic Stories and Ancient Wonderworks
Electronic Publications
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