About José Faur
Professor emeritus, rabbi, and dayyan, the hakham José Faur has worked hard to educate Jews and non-Jews alike about rabbinic Judaism and the Talmudic tradition, as exemplified in the works of giants like Maimonides and R. Israel Moses Hazzan. Promoting Judaism as the essence of religious humanism, Faur has initiated a vast project of "re-articulating" Judaism in terms that are directly accessible to contemporary minds. Emphasizing the role played by the Sefaradi cultural and intellectual tradition in successfully continuing the Maimonidean legacy, Faur has especially sought to reacquaint Sefaradim - and the world - with the essence of their heritage.
José Faur graduated from the University of Barcelona in 1961, with a degree in Semitic Philology and an M.A. in Semitic Languages; the title of his master's thesis was "La Espiritualidad Judia," a basic explanation of Jewish spirituality. In 1963, Faur received his rabbinic ordination, and stayed on at the University to receive his doctorate in 1964 (also in Semitic Languages) writing a thesis on "The Masorah to the Targum Onqelos." Later that year he left Spain to participate in a three-year fellowship at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, under the supervision of the eminent professor of Talmud, Saul Lieberman. In 1966, Faur was ordained as a dayyan in Family Law (Even ha-'Ezer) by hakham Matloub Abadi, and in 1968 was again ordained as a dayyan, this time in Civil Law (Hoshen Mishpat). Over the next forty years, Faur taught rabbinic law at the School of Judaica and the Graduate Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Spertus College, Bar Ilan University, and Netanya Law School.
You can find a growing archive of Faur's essays and articles, as well as descriptions of Faur's earlier books, at The José Faur Tora Studies Center.
José Faur graduated from the University of Barcelona in 1961, with a degree in Semitic Philology and an M.A. in Semitic Languages; the title of his master's thesis was "La Espiritualidad Judia," a basic explanation of Jewish spirituality. In 1963, Faur received his rabbinic ordination, and stayed on at the University to receive his doctorate in 1964 (also in Semitic Languages) writing a thesis on "The Masorah to the Targum Onqelos." Later that year he left Spain to participate in a three-year fellowship at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, under the supervision of the eminent professor of Talmud, Saul Lieberman. In 1966, Faur was ordained as a dayyan in Family Law (Even ha-'Ezer) by hakham Matloub Abadi, and in 1968 was again ordained as a dayyan, this time in Civil Law (Hoshen Mishpat). Over the next forty years, Faur taught rabbinic law at the School of Judaica and the Graduate Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological Seminary, Spertus College, Bar Ilan University, and Netanya Law School.
You can find a growing archive of Faur's essays and articles, as well as descriptions of Faur's earlier books, at The José Faur Tora Studies Center.