Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
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Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg (born March 1944) is a Scottish contemporary Torah
scholar and author. She was born in London
, England
and grew up in Glasgow
, Scotland
, Zornberg's father was Rabbi Dr. Wolf Gottlieb, Rabbi at Queen's Park Synagogue Glasgow, where he was also head of the Rabbinical Court of Glasgow. Zornberg is a descendant of prominent rabbis from Eastern Europe who settled in Austria. Zornberg's family fled Austria during the collapse of Jewish life and subsequent genocide of the Holocaust. Zornberg holds a PhD from Cambridge University in English Literature.
Beginning her Bible teaching career roughly around 1980, She previously taught English literature at the Hebrew University. Zornberg has grown to world acclaim through her writing and teaching of biblical commentary on the books of the Torah. She has lectured and taught internationally and has appeared on PBS
(the American television Public Broadcasting Service) in a film on the Book of Genesis. She has currently published two books regarding her thoughts, theories, and commentaries on the books of Genesis (The Beginning of Desire) and Exodus (The Particulars of Rapture: Reflections on Exodus). Her new book "The Murmuring Deep Reflections on the Biblical Unconscious" was published by Schocken in March 2009.
Torah
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scholar and author. She was born in London
London
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, England
England
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and grew up in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
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, Zornberg's father was Rabbi Dr. Wolf Gottlieb, Rabbi at Queen's Park Synagogue Glasgow, where he was also head of the Rabbinical Court of Glasgow. Zornberg is a descendant of prominent rabbis from Eastern Europe who settled in Austria. Zornberg's family fled Austria during the collapse of Jewish life and subsequent genocide of the Holocaust. Zornberg holds a PhD from Cambridge University in English Literature.
Beginning her Bible teaching career roughly around 1980, She previously taught English literature at the Hebrew University. Zornberg has grown to world acclaim through her writing and teaching of biblical commentary on the books of the Torah. She has lectured and taught internationally and has appeared on PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
(the American television Public Broadcasting Service) in a film on the Book of Genesis. She has currently published two books regarding her thoughts, theories, and commentaries on the books of Genesis (The Beginning of Desire) and Exodus (The Particulars of Rapture: Reflections on Exodus). Her new book "The Murmuring Deep Reflections on the Biblical Unconscious" was published by Schocken in March 2009.