Elliot R. Wolfson

Elliot R. Wolfson is a scholar of Jewish mysticism, comparative religion, and philosophy. From 2014 to 2024 he was the Marsha and Jay Glazer Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he now serves as Distinguished Professor of Religion Emeritus. He was previously the Abraham Lieberman Professor of Hebrew and Judaic studies at New York University (1987–2014).