Rabbi Dr. Yakov Nagen is a leading rabbinical figure in interfaith encounters in the Holy Land. Rav Nagen studied Torah at a number of Israeli religious academies including Sha’alvim Yeshica, Har Etzion Yeshiva, and the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) at Yeshiva University. He obtained his ordination from Yeshiva University alongside a B.A. and M.S. from Yeshiva University and Ph.D. in Jewish Philosophy from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Rav Nagen has published a number of books including Nishmat HaMishnah: Window to the Inner World of the Mishnah and Water, Creation and Divinity: Sukkot in the Philosophy of Halacha. He has also published numerous articles on
the Talmud, the philosophy of Jewish law, and Jewish spirituality. Rabbi Nagen has organized prayer vigils bringing together Israelis and Palestinians against religiously motivated violence.
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