Rabbi Professor Naftali Rothenberg
Rabbi Professor Naftali Rothenberg is the town Rabbi of Har Adar. He is the chair of Jewish Culture and Identity and the Editor of Identities: Journal for Jewish Culture & Identity at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.
Rabbi Rothenberg is associate professor for Judaic Studies in Touro College, Jerusalem. He serves as a member of the Academic Committee of the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Research. His academic activities have included: member of the International Committee of Religion, Science & the Environment (1995-1998); member of the Academic Committee for the International Colloquium on Culture of Peace (2000-2003); and visiting scholarships and research affiliations in universities and institutions around the world.
His main fields of interest are the wisdom of love (between man and woman; human beings; man and God); Environmental Philosophy; Political Philosophy; Civic Education; Philosophy of Halakha; Culture of Peace.
He has published numerous articles on Philosophy, Jewish Thought, and Halakha and has authored and edited ten books, including:
- The Wisdom of Love: Man, Woman & God in Jewish Canonical Literature, Academic Studies Press, Brighton MA, 2009
- Studies on Jewish People, Identity and Nationality (with Eliezer Schweid), The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, 2008 (Hebrew)
- Beloved Doe – The Wisdom of Love, Yediot Aharonot Publishers, Tel Aviv, 2004 (Hebrew)
- Meditations on the Parasha – the weekly Torah portion as an inspiration for Jewish thought and creativity, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and Yediot Aharonot Publishers, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, 2005 (Hebrew)
- Jewish Identity in Modern Israel – Proceedings on Secular Judaism and Democracy (with Eliezer Schweid), The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and Urim Publications, Jerusalem, and Lambda Publishers, New York, 2002
