Eugene Korn

Who is Eugene Korn?

Rabbi Eugene B. Korn is a lecturer, scholar and educator. He serves as American director of the Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation, in the Israeli West Bank settlement Efrat. He is also co-director of its Institute for Theological Inquiry. In addition, Korn is the editor of Meorot: A Forum for Modern Orthodox Discourse, based at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in New York City.

In 2003 he was ordained as an Orthodox rabbi by the Israeli rabbinate. A resident of Bergenfield, New Jersey, he graduated with a bachelor's degree from Yeshiva University where he majored in philosophy and mathematics, and was awarded a Ph.D. in Moral Philosophy from Columbia University.

In 2006- 2007 he was Director of Interfaith Affairs for the Anti-Defamation League. He is known for his criticism of Mel Gibson's Passion of the Christ.

His research interests include Jewish-Christian relations, Jewish ethics, Halakha Israel, Philosophy.

In 2009, he was honored by the Catholic-Jewish Commission of Southern New Jersey and the Jewish Community Relations Council with the "Nostra Aetate Award".