#  Shaul Magid 

Professor of Modern Jewish Studies in Residence

 

 

 



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## Education

- MA, Hebrew University
- PhD, Brandeis University

## Profile

Shaul Magid has been named [Professor of Modern Jewish Studies in Residence](https://www.hds.harvard.edu/news/2025/06/04/harvard-divinity-school-expands-jewish-studies-new-appointment), effective July 1, 2025.

A distinguished scholar with a career that spans the academy and rabbinical seminaries alike, Magid brings a blend of traditional Jewish learning and innovative critical scholarship to HDS.

After spending time in various yeshivot in Israel, where he lived for a decade, and receiving rabbinical ordination in 1984, he went on to complete a master’s degree in Jewish thought from the Hebrew University and a PhD in near eastern and Judaic studies from Brandeis University.

Magid’s research bridges centuries and disciplines, exploring topics from sixteenth-century Kabbalistic mysticism and Hasidism, including its spiritual ties to Christianity, to contemporary American Judaism, Jewish identity, race, and critical theory. His groundbreaking work engages a broad spectrum of readers, combining deep textual analysis with theoretical sophistication.

Magid is the author of eight books and more than 75 scholarly articles. He has also written over 150 essays, offering insight into the cultural, political, and spiritual dimensions of modern Jewish life. His writing has contributed significantly to broader conversations on religion, culture, and justice.

On July 1, 2025, he will join [*Harvard Theological Review*](https://www.hds.harvard.edu/faculty-research/harvard-theological-review), one of the oldest scholarly theological journals in the United States, as co-editor.

Magid is also a Distinguished Fellow in Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College.

## Courses

View [HDS courses taught by Shaul Magid](https://courses.my.harvard.edu/psp/courses/EMPLOYEE/EMPL/h/?tab=HU_CLASS_SEARCH&SearchReqJSON=%7B%22ExcludeBracketed%22:true,%22Exclude300%22:false,%22SaveRecent%22:true,%22Facets%22:%5B%5D,%22PageNumber%22:1,%22SortOrder%22:%5B%22SCORE%22%5D,%22TopN%22:%22%22,%22PageSize%22:%22%22,%22SearchText%22:%22(%20Shaul%20Magid%20)%20(ACAD_CAREER:%5C%22HDS%5C%22)%22%7D) in the my.harvard Course Search.

[All Harvard courses](https://courses.my.harvard.edu/)

## Support

To reach Harvard Divinity School's faculty coordinators, email [div-faculty\_coordinators@calists.harvard.edu](mailto:div-faculty_coordinators@calists.harvard.edu).



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Affiliation
    
     [Faculty](/affiliation/faculty)
- ## Alpha Grouping
    
     [K-O](/alpha-grouping/k-o)
- ## Faculty Type
    
     [Faculty of Divinity](/faculty-type/faculty-divinity)