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 of Yeshiva University, where he also acts as Executive Editor of RIETS Press. He is also the rabbi of Congregation Ohr Saadya in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Early life and education
Feldman studied at Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh in Israel before attending Yeshiva University, where he received rabbinic ordination from RIETS. He was a fellow in the Bella and Harry Wexner Kollel Elyon, an advanced post-ordination institute for Talmudic and halakhic scholarship.Rabbinic and academic career
Rabbi Feldman serves as a Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, where he teaches Talmud and halakhah. 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.He is a member of the editorial board of Tradition: A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought, published by the Rabbinical Council of America.
He also serves as the rabbi of Congregation Ohr Saadya a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Scholarship and publications
Rabbi Feldman published works include:- The Right and the Good: Halakhah and Human Relations
- Divine Footsteps: Chesed and the Jewish Soul
- False Facts and True Rumors: Lashon HaRa in Contemporary Culture
- Letter and Spirit: Evasion, Avoidance, and Workarounds in the Halakhic System