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Phone 312.322.1769
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Spertus Faculty
Bernard Grossfeld
Bernard Grossfeld served for many years as Chair of Hebrew Studies at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Since his retirement from that position, he has been serving on the faculty of Spertus Institute. Ordained by the preeminent halakhist Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, Professor Grossfeld received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. One of the world’s leading authorities on Aramaic, he has published widely on the Targum (Aramaic translation of the Bible), and is the author of many books and articles. He served as a military chaplain in the U.S. Air Force. At Spertus he teaches courses in Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic, Bible, Midrash, and Talmud.