Daniel Z. Feldman

Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman is an American Orthodox rabbi, author, and educator. He serves as a Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) of Yeshiva University, where he also acts as Executive Editor of RIETS Press.[1][2] He is also the rabbi of Congregation Ohr Saadya in Teaneck, New Jersey.[3]

Early life and education

Feldman studied at Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh in Israel before attending Yeshiva University, where he received rabbinic ordination (Yoreh Yoreh and Yadin Yadin) from RIETS. He was a fellow in the Bella and Harry Wexner Kollel Elyon, an advanced post-ordination institute for Talmudic and halakhic scholarship.[4]

Rabbinic and academic career

Rabbi Feldman serves as a Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, where he teaches Talmud and halakhah.[5] He has also served as a lecturer at the Sy Syms School of Business, the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, and the Katz School of Continuing Education at Yeshiva University.[6]

He is a member of the editorial board of Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought, published by the Rabbinical Council of America.[7]

He also serves as the rabbi of Congregation Ohr Saadya a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Teaneck, New Jersey.[8]

Scholarship and publications

Rabbi Feldman published works include:

  • The Right and the Good: Halakhah and Human Relations (Jason Aronson, 1999; expanded edition, Yashar Books, 2005)
  • Divine Footsteps: Chesed and the Jewish Soul (Yeshiva University Press, 2008)
  • False Facts and True Rumors: Lashon HaRa in Contemporary Culture (Maggid/RIETS Press, 2015)
  • Letter and Spirit: Evasion, Avoidance, and Workarounds in the Halakhic System (Maggid/RIETS Press, 2024)[9]

He has also authored multiple volumes of Binah BaSefarim, a series of analytical Talmudic essays.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Faculty". Yeshiva University. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  2. ^ "Daniel Feldman: Punchlines with Boundaries and Opportunities". 18Forty. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  3. ^ "Our Rabbi - Ohr Saadya". www.ohrsaadya.org. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  4. ^ "Daniel Z. Feldman - Tikvah". Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  5. ^ by. "Daniel Z. Feldman". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  6. ^ "Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman". הוצאת קורן. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  7. ^ "Masthead - Tradition Online". 2019-03-09. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  8. ^ "About Us". RIETS Press. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  9. ^ "Letter and Spirit: Evasion, Avoidance and Workarounds in the Halakhic System". Jewish Action. 2025-06-24. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  10. ^ "Rav Daniel Z. Feldman". RIETS Press. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
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