Rawidowicz received a traditional Jewish education, during the course of which he became attracted to the Haskalah and Modern Hebrew literature.

[1] He was drawn to the reviving Hebrew language and literature, and before turning 18 he became a teacher at the Cheder Metukan.

[citation needed] Rawidowicz taught at the Jews' College in London and at the Leeds University (as of 1941).

In 1948 he emigrated to the United States, first teaching at the College of Jewish Studies of Chicago.

Rawidowicz served as the chair of the Department of Near-Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University.