The publication is the preeminent scholarly journal for the study of Jewish ethics
Geoffrey Claussen, professor of religious studies, Lori and Eric Sklut Professor in Jewish Studies and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Elon University, has been named co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Jewish Ethics.
The Journal is the scholarly journal of the Society of Jewish Ethics, of which Claussen is a past president. Published biannually by the Penn State University Press, the journal publishes outstanding scholarship in Jewish ethics, broadly conceived. It serves as a location for the exchange of ideas among those interested in understanding, articulating and promoting descriptive and normative Jewish ethics. It aspires to advance dialogue between Jewish ethicists and ethicists working through other religious and secular traditions.
Claussen joins Emily Filler of Drew University as co-editor of the journal. He previously served as an associate editor and has been a member of the journal’s editorial board since 2015.
Claussen joined the Elon faculty in 2011 and was named Lori and Eric Sklut Emerging Scholar in Jewish Studies in 2012. He has served as chair of the Department of Religious Studies since 2018 and was named Lori and Eric Sklut Professor in Jewish Studies in 2023.