Eliezer Schweid (7 September 1929 – 18 January 2022) was an Israeli scholar, writer and Professor of Jewish Philosophy at The
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...
. He was also a fellow of the
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA) is an Israeli research institute specializing in public diplomacy and foreign policy founded in 1976. Currently, the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs's research portfolio consists of five primar ...
. Schweid died on 18 January 2022, at the age of 92.
Awards
In 1994, Schweid was awarded the
Israel Prize
The Israel Prize ( he, פרס ישראל; ''pras israél'') is an award bestowed by the State of Israel, and regarded as the state's highest cultural honor.
History
The Israel Prize is awarded annually, on Israeli Independence Day, in a state cer ...
, in
Jewish thought.
Published works
* ''Jewish Identity in Modern Israel: Proceedings on Secular Judaism and Democracy''
* ''The Jewish Experience of Time'' (2000)
* ''Wrestling Until Day-Break: Searching for Meaning in the Thinking on the Holocaust'' (1994)
* ''Democracy and Halakhah'' (1994)
* ''The Land of Israel: National Home Or Land of Destiny'' (1985, with Deborah Greniman)
* ''Judaism and Mysticism According to Gershom Scholem: A Critical Analysis and Programmatic Discussion'' (1985)
* ''The Classic Jewish Philosophers: From Saadia Through the Renaissance (Supplements to the Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy)'' (2008, Leonard Levin)
References
See also
*
List of Israel Prize recipients
This is a complete list of recipients of the Israel Prize from the inception of the Prize in 1953 through to 2022.
List
For each year, the recipients are, in most instances, listed in the order in which they appear on the official Israel Prize ...
1929 births
2022 deaths
Hebrew University of Jerusalem faculty
Israeli Jews
Israel Prize in Jewish thought recipients
Jewish mysticism
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