Elazar Hurvitz (born September 23, 1935) is an academic scholar in the field of Talmudic studies.
Hurvitz is Professor of Biblical and Talmudic Literature, and holds the Dr. Samuel Belkin Chair in Judaic Studies.
[citation needed] In addition, Prof. Hurvitz is the creator and curator of the Eli Michael Microfilm Center for Genizah Studies on the fourth floor of Yeshiva University's library.
His dissertation was: Nature and sources of Yalkut Talmud Torah by Rabbi Jacob Sikili.
Hurvitz is the editor of many collections of scholarly articles in the field of Jewish studies.