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Edition 5 (1993) Winner
Jacob Immanuel Schochet
ジェイコブ・イマヌエル・ショヘット
Jakobu Imanueru Shoketto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-08-27 （Switzerland）
- Died
- 2013-07-27 age 77
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English, Hebrew
- Religion
- Orthodox Judaism
- Residence History
- Switzerland (1935-1951) → Toronto, Canada (1951-2013) → New York, USA (1950s)
Career
- Occupations
- Rabbi, Author, Academic
- Active Years
- 1958-2013
- Affiliations
- Kielcer Congregation, Congregation Beth Joseph, Chabad-Lubavitch
- Memberships
- Chabad movement
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomchei Temimim | — | Yeshiva | — | — | United States |
| University of Toronto | — | Philosophy | BA | — | Canada |
| University of Windsor | — | Religious Studies | MA | — | Canada |
| McMaster University | — | — | MPhil | — | Canada |
| University of Waterloo | — | Philosophy | PhD | — | Canada |
Tomchei Temimim
Yeshiva
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
United States
Chabad yeshiva
University of Toronto
Philosophy
Degree:
BA
Country:
Canada
University of Windsor
Religious Studies
Degree:
MA
Country:
Canada
McMaster University
Degree:
MPhil
Year of Graduation:
1966
Country:
Canada
The Treatment of Anthropomorphism in Targum Onkelos
University of Waterloo
Philosophy
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
Canada
The Psychological System of Maimonides
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Who Is A Jew?
Religious polemicA book defining Jewish identity from an Orthodox perspective and criticizing non-Orthodox conversions.
Jewish identityOrthodox JudaismConversion
The Psychological System of Maimonides
1974 Philosophical thesisPhD thesis analyzing Maimonides' psychological system.
MaimonidesPsychologyJewish philosophy
The Treatment of Anthropomorphism in Targum Onkelos
1966 Religious studies thesisMPhil thesis on the treatment of anthropomorphism in Targum Onkelos.
TargumAnthropomorphismBiblical interpretation
Bibliography
- Who Is A Jew?
- The Psychological System of Maimonides
- The Treatment of Anthropomorphism in Targum Onkelos
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ScholarlyPolemicalTheological
- Recurring Motifs
- Defense of OrthodoxyCriticism of non-Orthodox JudaismAnti-missionary polemicsCriticism of Kabbalah Centre
Legacy
Swiss-born Canadian Orthodox rabbi known for writings on Hasidic Judaism and sharp criticisms of non-Orthodox Judaism, women rabbis, Kabbalah Centre, and Christian missionaries.
In Popular Culture
- Involved in controversy over Kosher Jesus book
Quotes
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For a Jew, however, any form of shituf is tantamount to idolatry in the fullest sense of the word. There is then no way that a Jew can ever accept Jesus as a deity, mediator or savior (messiah), or even as a prophet, without betraying Judaism.
Source: His writings -
What they teach is heresy
Source: Criticism of Kabbalah Centre (2003)
Trivia
- Born in Switzerland to parents who emigrated from Netherlands to Toronto in 1951 and joined Chabad
- Sued for slander by Kabbalah Centre
- Debated Christian missionary Michael L. Brown