Abraham Skórka

Szablon:Kategoria Abraham Skorka (ur. 5 lipca 1950 w Buenos Aires) - pochodzący z Argentyny biofizyk, rabin i autor książek. Rektor Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano w Buenos Aires, rabin Jewish community Benei Tikva, professr literatury biblijnej i rabinicznej w Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano oraz honorowy profesor prawa żydowskiego na Universidad del Salvador w Buenos Aires.

Biografia

Abraham Skorka held with the Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Mario Bergoglio, later Pope Francis, a series of inter-religious talks on topics such as God, fundamentalism, atheists, death, holocaust, homosexuality, and capitalism. The dialogues alternately took place at the seat of the bishop and at the Jewish Community Benei Tikva. They were published in a book titled Sobre el Cielo y la Tierra (Between Heaven and Earth).In 1973 he graduated from the Seminario Rabinio Latinamericano with ordination as a rabbi.[2]In 1979 he was awarded his doctorate in Chemistry at the University of Buenos Aires. Skorka has published scientific papers in the field of biophysics and numerous articles in the field of Biblical and Talmudic research.[3]He received the degree of Doctor (HC) from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York.[4]In 2010 the Universidad Católica Argentina awarded him a doctorate honoris causa,[5] being the first time in Latin America that a Catholic university gives this title a rabbi.[6]