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Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo, Dean, is a prominent
lecturer and author who is world renowned for his highly original
insights into Judaism and his ability to communicate the relevance
of Jewish values and practice in today’s complicated world. A native
of the Spanish-Portuguese Jewish community of Holland who holds
a doctorate in philosophy, Rabbi Lopes Cardozo received rabbinic
ordination from the Gateshead Talmudic College and studied in Israel
at the Institute for Higher Rabbinical Studies of Chief Rabbi Unterman
and at the Mir Yeshiva. In addition to teaching Jewish audiences,
Rabbi Lopes Cardozo often lectures to non-Jewish groups, including
Christian leaders, about comparative religion and the fundamentals of
Judaism. A number of his many books and articles have been translated
into several languages (see books page).
Rabbi Francis Nataf, Educational Director, is a well-respected
educator who has held many senior educational positions in Israel and
the United States at such prestigious institutions as Yeshiva University,
the Shehebar Sephardic Study Center and the David Shapell College of
Jewish Studies. Rabbi Nataf was ordained at Yeshiva University and also
holds degrees in Jewish history and international affairs. He has written
numerous articles for a variety of important Jewish periodicals and websites
and is the author of Redeeming Relevance in the Book of Genesis:
Explorations in Text and Meaning (Urim Publications).
Rabbi Dr. Alon Goshen-Gottstein is director of the
Elijah Interfaith Institute, as well as of the Center for the Study
of Rabbinic Thought at Beit Morasha College. Ordained as rabbi in
1977, he holds a B.A. and Ph.D. from Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Stanford University Press published his book The Sinner and the Amnesiac:
The Rabbinic Invention of Elisha ben Abuya and Eleazar ben Arach in 2000
and a new book Israel in God's Presence: An Introduction to Judaism for the
Christian Student is soon to be published by Hendrickson Press.
Rabbi Zvi Grumet is a teacher and thinker who served the American
Jewish community for more than two decades before he made aliyah. He now
teaches at Machon Pardes and Yeshivat Eretz HaTzvi, and is a senior member
of the educational team at The Lookstein Center for Jewish Education at Bar
Ilan University. He has published numerous articles on Bible, Jewish Thought
and Education, is Associate Editor of Jewish Educational Leadership, and is
working on a new commentary on Bereishit. Rabbi Grumet was ordained at
Yeshiva University and has a MA in Educational Administration from the Azrieli
Graduate Institute.
Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Schnall teaches philosophy at Bar Ilan University.
He is a prolific writer whose articles frequently appear in a variety of scholarly
journals. Rabbi Schnall's ordination is from Yeshiva University and he taught
Jewish Studies for over a decade at David Shapell College of Jewish Studies in
Jerusalem. Among his areas of interest are the philosophy of science and the
philosophy of religion.
Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Shore teaches and writes on topics in Hassidut and
Spirituality. He teaches at the Rothberg International School of Hebrew University,
Bar-Ilan University and several other institutions of higher learning. Rabbi Shore
earned his Ph.D. from Bar-Ilan University, having written on the topic of Language
and Mystical Experience in the writings of R. Nachman of Breslov.
Visiting Lecturers
Prof. Yehudah Gellman is the author of several works on mystical
thought. He just retired as professor of philosophy from the Ben Gurion University of
the Negev.
Prof. Susan Handelman, is currently the Chairwoman of the English Dept.
at Bar Ilan University. She is the author of several books including The Slayers of Moses:
The Emergence of Rabbinic Interpretation in Modern Literary Theory.
Prof. Moshe Koppel is a senior lecturer in mathematics and computer science at
Bar Ilan University. He is the author of dozens of publications on theoretical computer science
as well as on rabbinic thought.
Prof. William Kolbrener, is professor of English literature at Bar Ilan University.
He has written numerous articles in the fields of comparative hermeneutics, Jewish
thought and Rav Soloveitchik.
Rabbi Dr. Zvi Leshem recently moved on from his position as educational
director of Nishmat. He is the spiritual leader of Cong. Shirat Shlomo in Efrat and
teaches at a number of institutions.
Prof. Ephraim Meir is professor of philosophy at Bar Ilan University. He has the
author of many publications and a recognized expert on modern Jewish philosophy.
Rabbi Natan Slifkin is a prolific author and speaker about the interplay of science
and Torah. He teaches at several institutions.
Rabbi Prof. Daniel Sperber is president of the Institute of Advanced Torah Studies
at Bar Ilan University. He is a leading voice for new thinking about halacha and has authored
many works on Jewish law.
Guest Speakers
Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm
Chief Rabbi Prof. Jonathan Sacks
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
Rabbi David Aaron
Rabbi Moshe Benzaquen
Rabbi Dr. Shalom Berger
Rabbi Dov Berkovitz
Dr. David Bernstein
Rabbi Chaim Brovender
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow
Prof. Dov I. Frimer
Prof. Andre Hajdu
Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot
Rabbanit Chana Henkin
Rabbi Prof. Carmi Horowitz
Elli Jaffe
Rabbi Ari Kahn
Prof. Menachem Marc Kellner
Rabbi Simcha Krauss
Prof. Aaron Kirschenbaum
Rabbi Elyakim Krumbein
Prof. Gideon Lewensohn
Rabbi Menachem Liebtag
Prof. Elliot Malamet
Ms. Leah Malamet
Ms. Simi Peters
Prof. Aviezer Ravitzky
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein
Rabbi David Rosen
Rabbanit Gila Rosen
Rabbi Prof. Naftali Rothenberg
Rabbi Dr. Avraham Walfish
Akiva Wolff
Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
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