Wikipedia's first sentence called it “leader and philosopher in the reform movement”. Today it says “american leader and philosopher in reform judaism”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Religion Lectures Given at the Chautauqua Institution”.
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Borowitz (February 20, 1924 – January 22, 2016) was an American 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 taught at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion . He was awarded the Maurice N. Eisendrath Bearer of Light Award by the Union for Reform Judaism (2005), selected as a Scholar of Distinction for a retrospective on his work by the Jewish Publication Society (2002) and given the Jewish Cultural Achievement medal for scholarship by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture . Borowitz on his 70th Birthday was published in his honor in 1997. As is apparent from a bibliography of his works, Borowitz was a prolific author. During the Korean War , he served as a chaplain for the U.S. Borowitz held degrees from Ohio State University , Columbia University and HUC-JIR .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Borowitz (born 1924) is a leader and philosopher in the reform movement , 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 (2005), selected as a Scholar of Distinction for a retrospective on his work by the Jewish Publication Society (2002), and given the Jewish Cultural Achievement medal for scholarship by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture . 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. Borowitz has degrees from Ohio State University , Columbia University , and HUC-JIR .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Borowitz (born February 20, 1924) is an American 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 (2005), selected as a Scholar of Distinction for a retrospective on his work by the Jewish Publication Society (2002), and given the Jewish Cultural Achievement medal for scholarship by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture . 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. Borowitz has degrees from Ohio State University , Columbia University , and HUC-JIR .
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Borowitz (February 20, 1924 – January 22, 2016) was an American 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 taught at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion .He was awarded the Maurice N. Eisendrath Bearer of Light Award by the Union for Reform Judaism (2005), selected as a Scholar of Distinction for a retrospective on his work by the Jewish Publication Society (2002) and given the Jewish Cultural Achievement medal for scholarship by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture . Borowitz on his 70th Birthday was published in his honor in 1997.As is apparent from a bibliography of his works, Borowitz was a prolific author. During the Korean War , he served as a chaplain for the U.S. Borowitz held degrees from Ohio State University , Columbia University and HUC-JIR .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Borowitz (February 20, 1924 – January 22, 2016) was an American 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 taught at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion . He was awarded the Maurice N. Eisendrath Bearer of Light Award by the Union for Reform Judaism (2005), selected as a Scholar of Distinction for a retrospective on his work by the Jewish Publication Society (2002) and given the Jewish Cultural Achievement medal for scholarship by the National Foundation for Jewish Culture . Borowitz on his 70th Birthday was published in his honor in 1997. As is apparent from a bibliography of his works, Borowitz was a prolific author. During the Korean War , he served as a chaplain for the U.S. Borowitz held degrees from Ohio State University , Columbia University and HUC-JIR .
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leader and philosopher in the reform movement
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american leader and philosopher in reform judaism
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Religion Lectures Given at the Chautauqua Institution
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