Byron L .Sherwin

BYRON L. SHERWIN was Distinguished Service Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism and Director of Doctoral Programs at Chicago’s Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership, and the author or editor of more than 28 books and 150 articles and monographs. His books include Jewish Ethics for the 21st Century and In Partnership with God: Contemporary Jewish Law and Ethics.

In 1995, Sherwin received the Officer’s Order of Merit from Polish President Lech Wałęsa. In 1996, he received honorary doctorates from both the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Spertus Institute.

Sherwin was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he studied under Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, and held his position at the Spertus Institute from 1970 until his death. He died at age 69 in Chicago.

Byron L .Sherwin’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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