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Professor Alexander Even-Chen serves as Professor of Jewish Thought at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, where he contributes to advanced scholarship in Jewish philosophy and biblical interpretation.
His academic background includes a Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. in Jewish Thought from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, complemented by rabbinic ordination from the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary.
Even-Chen's research focuses on Jewish philosophical traditions with particular expertise in mysticism and phenomenological approaches to religious texts. His work frequently engages with the thought of Abraham Joshua Heschel and explores comparative perspectives between major Jewish thinkers. His scholarship examines how revelation functions within Jewish tradition and how halachic interpretation evolves through participatory frameworks.
His publications include significant Hebrew-language works such as A Voice from the Darkness, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Phenomenology and Mysticism and The Binding of Isaac – Mystical and Philosophical Interpretations of the Bible, along with the collaborative work Between Heschel and Buber: A Comparative Study co-authored with Ephraim Meir.
Current research trends in his work demonstrate deep engagement with classical Jewish texts through contemporary philosophical lenses, particularly examining how modern thinkers like Sommer conceptualize revelation and halachic development in conversation with traditional sources including the Zohar, Maharal, and Rosenzweig.
