Background
Sarason, Richard Samuel was born on February 12, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of C. Kenneth and Cornelia B. (Stein) Sarason.
Sarason, Richard Samuel was born on February 12, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of C. Kenneth and Cornelia B. (Stein) Sarason.
AB, Brandeis University, 1969. Postgraduate, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1972. Master of Hebrew Literature, Hebrew Union College, 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy, Brown University, 1977.
Instructor, Brown U., Providence, 1976-1977; assistant professor religious studies, Brown U., Providence, 1977-1979; assistant professor, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1979-1981; associate professor, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1981-1990; professor rabbinic literature and thought, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, since 1990.
President Jewish Federation Leadership Council, Cincinnati, 1984-1985. Member chorus Cincinnati May Festival. Fellow Society for Values in Higher Education.
Member American Academy of Religion, Society of Biblical Literature, Association for Jewish Studies, American Schools for Oriental Research, Center Conference American Rabbis, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Anne Arenstein, February 12, 1983. Children: Jonathan Philip, Michael Solomon.