Yakov Nagen
Israeli rabbi
Yakov Meir Nagen (Hebrew: יעקב מאיר נגן; born June 17, 1967) is an American-Israeli rabbi and author. Nagen is a leader in interfaith dialogue and in particular interfaith peace initiatives between Judaism and Islam. He is the president of the Jerusalem Interfaith Center and the director of Ohr Torah Stone’s Blickle Institute for Interfaith Dialogue. Nagen is also a senior educator at Yeshivat Otniel. His writings address Jewish philosophy, Talmud, spirituality, and interfaith relations.
Biography
Early life
Nagen was born in Manhattan, New York to Ahuva and Azriel Genack. After completing high school in the United States, he studied in Israel at Yeshivat Shaalvim. Nagen returned to the US to study at Yeshiva University where he received a bachelor's degree in Judaic studies and a master's degree in Jewish history in addition to rabbinic ordination. In 1993 he moved to Israel and studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion and in 1997 joined the faculty at Yeshivat Otniel.
In 2004 Nagen received a doctoral degree in Jewish philosophy at the Hebrew University.
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