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Rabbi Samuel Belkin

Rabbi Samuel Belkin (1911-1976) is best known as the second University President of Yeshiva University. He was born in Swislocz, Poland and studied in the yeshivas of Slonim and Mir. He emigrated to the United States in 1929, studied with Harry Austryn Wolfson at Harvard and received his doctorate (concerned with the writings of Philo) at Brown University in 1935, one of the first awarded for Judaic studies in American academia.

He then joined the faculty of Yeshiva College, New York, and was appointed dean of its Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) in 1940. In 1943, Belkin became president of the college and the seminary and under his guidance the institution expanded to become Yeshiva University in 1945. Belkin was a visionary who transformed YU from a small college and rabbinical seminary into a significant institution of considerable stature not only in Judaic Studies but also in natural and social sciences and the humanities.

As a scholar he published many works on Jewish law and Hellenistic literature. His most significant published works are "Philo and the Oral Law" (Cambridge; Harvard University Press, 1940) and "In His Image: The Jewish Philosophy of Man as Expressed in Rabbinic Tradition"(London: Abelard Schuman, 1960).

The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law gives an award to one graduating law student each year in Dr. Belkin's honor. The award recognizes exceptional contribution to the growth and development of the law school. Past recipients of the Dr. Samuel Belkin Award include:

Frank M. Esposito (1994)
Magda M. Jimenez (1995)
Vsevolod "Steve" Maskin (2000)
Alan Gotthelf (2001)
Brandyne S. Warren (2005)and
Kimberly N. Grant (2007)

References

Samuel Belkin (1911-1976), educator, www.bh.org.il
Samuel Belkin's Application to RIETS, yucommentator.com

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-'''Rabbi Samuel Belkin''' ([[1911]]-[[1976]]) is best known as the second [[University President]] of [[Yeshiva University]]. He was born in [[Swislocz]], [[Poland]] and studied in the [[yeshiva]]s of [[Slonim]] and [[Mir yeshiva|Mir]]. He emigrated to the [[United States]] in 1929, studied with Harry Wolfson at Harvard and received his [[doctorate]] (concerned with the writings of [[Philo]]) at [[Brown University]] in 1935, one of the first awarded for [[Jewish studies|Judaic studies in American academia]]. He then joined the faculty of Yeshiva College, New York, and was appointed dean of its [[Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary]] (RIETS) in 1940. In 1943, Belkin became president of the college and the seminary and under his guidance the institution expanded to become [[Yeshiva University]] in 1945. Belkin was a visionary who transformed YU from a small college and rabbinical seminary into a significant institution of considerable stature not only in Judaic Studies but also in natural and social sciences and the humanities. As a scholar he published many works on [[halakha|Jewish law]] and [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic literature]]. His most significant published works are  "Philo and the Oral Law" (Cambridge; Harvard University Press, 1940) and "In His Image: The Jewish Philosophy of Man as Expressed in Rabbinic Tradition"(London: Abelard Schuman, 1960).
+'''Rabbi Samuel Belkin''' ([[1911]]-[[1976]]) is best known as the second [[University President]] of [[Yeshiva University]]. He was born in [[Swislocz]], [[Poland]] and studied in the [[yeshiva]]s of [[Slonim]] and [[Mir yeshiva|Mir]]. He emigrated to the [[United States]] in 1929, studied with [[Harry Austryn Wolfson]] at [[Harvard]] and received his [[doctorate]] (concerned with the writings of [[Philo]]) at [[Brown University]] in 1935, one of the first awarded for [[Jewish studies|Judaic studies in American academia]].
+He then joined the faculty of Yeshiva College, New York, and was appointed dean of its [[Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary]] (RIETS) in 1940. In 1943, Belkin became president of the college and the seminary and under his guidance the institution expanded to become [[Yeshiva University]] in 1945. Belkin was a visionary who transformed YU from a small college and rabbinical seminary into a significant institution of considerable stature not only in Judaic Studies but also in natural and social sciences and the humanities.
-The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law gives an award to one graduating law student each year in Dr. Belkin's honor.  The award recognizes exceptional contribution to the growth and development of the law school.  Past recipients of the Dr. Samuel Belkin Award include:
-Frank  M.  Esposito (1994)
-Magda M. Jimenez (1995)
-Vsevolod "Steve" Maskin (2000)
-Alan Gotthelf (2001)
-Brandyne S. Warren (2005)and
-Kimberly N. Grant (2007)
+As a scholar he published many works on [[halakha|Jewish law]] and [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic literature]]. His most significant published works are  "Philo and the Oral Law" (Cambridge; Harvard University Press, 1940) and "In His Image: The Jewish Philosophy of Man as Expressed in Rabbinic Tradition"(London: Abelard Schuman, 1960).
+The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law gives an award to one graduating law student each year in Dr. Belkin's honor.  The award recognizes exceptional contribution to the growth and development of the law school.  Past recipients of the Dr. Samuel Belkin Award include:
+*Frank  M.  Esposito (1994)
+*Magda M. Jimenez (1995)
+*Vsevolod "Steve" Maskin (2000)
+*Alan Gotthelf (2001)
+*Brandyne S. Warren (2005)and
+*Kimberly N. Grant (2007)
 ==References==