Eugene Korn

Ordained by the Israeli Rabbinate and with a doctorate in philosophy from Columbia University, Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn has dedicated his professional career in the area of Jewish-Christian relations and Jewish ethics & law. He served as the Academic Director of the Center for Jewish–Christian Understanding and Cooperation (CJCUC) in Jerusalem, Israel. In addition, he served as the Executive Director of the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding at Sacred Heart University, and was the Director of Interfaith Affairs for both the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Congress. His vocation within the field of Jewish ethics and law led him to serve as the Judaic Scholar at the JCC and Federation of MetroWest (NJ) and the Director of Leadership Education and Development at the Shalom Hartman Institute of Jerusalem. He also has taught at Yeshiva and Columbia Universities.

Dr. Korn has co-edited two books on interfaith relations, The End of an Exile by James Parkes, and Two Faiths, One Covenant? He is the author of the book, The Jewish Connection to Israel, the Promised Land—A Brief Introduction to Israel, published by Jewish Lights in 2008. Rabbi Korn has also published two monographs on Israel and Jewish-Christian relations, and is now writing a book on the significance of Tzelem Elokim (Image of God) in Jewish tradition. He has published scholarly articles on Jewish thought and ethics, democratic Israel and religious tradition, pluralism, religious extremism and Jewish values, Jewish-Christian relations, Jewish attitudes toward non?Jewish culture, and business ethics. His writings have appeared the Jewish Week, America, Chicago Sun-Times, Religion News Service, the Bergen Record, The NJ Jewish News and The Bergen Jewish Standard. Dr. Korn is a popular teacher who lectures widely in universities, synagogues, Jewish organizations, and educational institutions across the United States, Israel and Canada.

He currently resides with his wife and children in Bergenfield, NJ. His son and grandchildren reside in Israel.