Ismar Schorsch
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Ismar Schorsch was the sixth Chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) and is the Rabbi Herman Abramovitz Professor of Jewish history. He retired as Chancellor on June 30, 2006, and was succeeded by Arnie Eisen, who took office as Chancellor-elect on July 1, 2006, and will assume the position full time on July 1, 2007.
In 1995, Schorsch published Sacred Cluster: The Core Values of Conservative Judaism, outlining what he calls the seven clusters of Conservative Judaism.
Schorsch was ordained by JTS in 1962, holds master's degrees from JTS and Columbia University. and was awarded a PhD in Jewish History from Columbia in 1969. He and his wife, Sally, have three grown children and ten grandchildren.
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