The Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies was Yeshiva University ’s first graduate school. Founded in 1937, it was named for Yeshiva University's first president, Bernard Revel , upon his death in 1940. Its curriculum prepares highly trained teachers, researchers, and scholars in Jewish studies and emphasizes the critical analysis of primary sources, studies in methodology, and extensive readings in secondary literature.
6-553: Arthur Hyman was replaced as Revel's dean by David Berger in 2008, though he maintained the position of Distinguished Service Professor of Philosophy until his death in 2017. Berger was succeeded by Daniel Rynhold in 2020. The School offers the following degree programs: The Harry Fischel School for Higher Jewish Studies , established in 1945, offers the Revel program during the summer, with courses taught by distinguished visiting scholars, many from Israeli universities. A milestone
12-678: Is also a member of METRO and the New York Area Theological Library Association . Arthur Hyman Arthur Hyman (1921–2017) was a professor of philosophy at Yeshiva University . Hyman was born in Schwaebisch Hall, Germany, on April 10, 1921. He was Dean of the Bernard Revel Graduate School until 2008, succeeded by David Berger . He taught philosophy at Yeshiva University for 55 years. He also taught at
18-599: The American Academy for Jewish Research and the Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy . He also served on the board of directors of the Association for Jewish Studies . Hyman was married to Ruth Link-Salinger and had three sons, Jeremy, Michael, and Joseph. Hyman died on February 8, 2017. Hyman's publications include four volumes of Maimonidean Studies , which he edited, a critical edition of
24-609: The Jewish Theological Seminary , Yale University , Columbia University and Hebrew University in Jerusalem . Hyman's books and articles on medieval Jewish philosophy have been published worldwide; most noteworthy are his collections of essays on medieval Jewish, Christian, and Islamic philosophy, and his critical edition of Averroes . Hyman made major contributions in medieval Jewish scholarship and Jewish studies . Hyman served as president of both
30-856: The Hebrew text and an English translation of Averroes ’ De Substantia Orbis, and Essays in Medieval Jewish and Islamic Philosophy , which he edited while contributing an essay. He also co-edited the Salo W. Baron Jubilee Volume and the Harry A. Wolfson Jubilee Volume and co-authored Philosophy in the Middle Ages: The Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Traditions. Hyman's articles include “Maimonide, partisan du libre arbitre ou déterministe?” in Actes du Colloque Maïmonide, “Averroes’ Theory of
36-679: Was reached in 2011 when the first woman was awarded a Ph.D. in Talmudic Studies. Classes are held at Yeshiva University's Wilf Campus in New York City ’s Washington Heights neighborhood. Facilities include the Mendel Gottesman Library, with comprehensive research collections (some 200,000 volumes strong) in Jewish studies, as well as Yeshiva University Archives' extensive primary source collections. The library
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