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Phone 312.322.1794
A variety of classes and public programs take place in the evening and on Sunday. See our calendar of events for more details.
Spertus Faculty
Spertus utilizes a combination of regular, adjunct and visiting faculty in its degree programs. All Spertus faculty are chosen on the basis of three criteria:
- academic and professional competence and experience
- pedagogic ability
- appropriateness to specific degree program goals, curriculum and student constituency
Current Academic Advisors and Faculty
- Dean Bell, (Dean) Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (Medieval and Modern Jewish History)
- Barry Chazan, (Director of the Master of Arts in Jewish Professional Studies Program and Professor of Jewish Education) Ed.D., Columbia University, New York (Jewish Education)
- Rachel Dulin, Ph.D., Northwestern University (Hebrew Language, Ancient Israel)
- Ellen LeVee, (Assistant Dean of Jewish Studies) Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley (Sociology
of Religion) - Bernard Grossfeld, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University (Targum, Bible)
- Peter Knobel, Ph.D., Yale University (Liturgy)
- Elliot Lefkovitz, Ph.D., University of Michigan (Jewish Education, Modern Jewish History)
- Hal M. Lewis (Dean of Public Programming) DJS, Spertus College (Contemporary Jewish Studies, Jewish Leadership)
- Asher L. Lopatin, Ph.D. Candidate, Oxford University (Theology and Rabbinics)
- Victor Mirelman, Ph.D., Columbia University (Jewish Thought, Jewish History, Latin American Jewry)
- Joshua Shanes, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison (Modern Jewish History)
- Byron L. Sherwin (Distinguished Service Professor and Director of Doctoral Programs) Ph.D., University of Chicago (Jewish Philosophy, Mysticism and Religion)
- Nathaniel Stampfer (Dean Emeritus), Ph.D., Northwestern University (Jewish Education, Liturgy, Yiddish, Jewish History)
Visiting Faculty
In addition to Spertus' outstanding regular faculty, other dynamic and internationally acclaimed scholars also serve as visiting members of the Spertus faculty. Current visiting faculty are:
- Edward Breuer, Loyola University of Chicago (Medieval and Modern Jewish History, Haskala)
- Peter Haas, Case Western Reserve University (Rabbinics, Ethics, Jewish History)
- David Sandmel, Catholic Theological Union, Chicago (Interfaith Studies)