Neal Hendel
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Neal Hendel (Hebrew: נִיל הֵנְדֵל; born 27 April 1952) is an American-born Israeli judge. He was the Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Israel.[1]
Neal Hendel was born in the United States. He attended high school at the Yeshivah of Flatbush. After graduating in 1969, he attended New York University and graduated in 1973 with a BA in sociology and Jewish studies. He studied Talmud at Yeshiva University with Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. He then studied law at Hofstra University School of Law, and completed his J.D. degree in 1976. In 1983, Hendel made aliyah to Israel, and settled in Beersheba. His wife, Marcie, is a psychologist. The couple has five sons.[2]
