Eugene Borowitz

Who is Eugene Borowitz?

Eugene B. Borowitz is a leader and philosopher in Reform Judaism, known largely for his work on Jewish theology and Jewish ethics. He also edited a Jewish journal, Sh'ma, and teaches at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

He has been awarded the Maurice N. Eisendrath Bearer of Light Award by the Union for Reform Judaism, selected as a Scholar of Distinction for a retrospective on his work by the Jewish Publication Society, and given the Jewish Cultural Achievement medal for scholarship by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture. He received the National Jewish Book Award for The Mask Jews Wear. As is apparent from a bibliography of his works, Borowitz is a prolific author.

During the Korean War, he served as a chaplain for the U.S. Navy.

Borowitz has degrees from Ohio State University, Columbia University, and HUC-JIR.