Daniel Z. Feldman
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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]