hiː ˈɜːnd ɐ bˈiː.ˈeɪ. fɹʌm jˈɛshɪvə kˈɑːlɪdʒ ænd ɐn ˈɛm.ˈeɪ. ɪn hˈiːbɹuː lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ fɹʌmðə bɜːnˈɑːɹd ɹˈɛvəl ɡɹˈædʒuːət skˈuːl ʌv dʒˈuːɪʃ stˈʌdiz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən.
He earned a B.A. from Yeshiva College and an M.A. in Hebrew literature from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies in 1967.