Jeffrey L. Rubenstein
Jeffrey L. Rubenstein is an American scholar and academic, serving as the Skirball Professor of Talmud and Rabbinic Literature in the Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University. His main research focuses on Talmudic narratives, especially the stories of the Babylonian Talmud.
Education
Rubenstein graduated from Oberlin College in 1985 with a degree in Religion and subsequently received a Master’s degree in Jewish Studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1987. He earned his Ph.D. in Religion from Columbia University in 1992 under the supervision of David Weiss Halivni.Academic career
Rubenstein holds the Skirball Professorship of Talmud and Rabbinic Literature at New York University, where he teaches courses on Talmud, rabbinic literature, Jewish ethics, and “Great Books of the Western Tradition” in the NYU CORE curriculum.He is active in scholarly associations such as the Society for Jewish Ethics, the Association for Jewish Studies, and the Jewish Law Association.
Rubenstein’s scholarship is frequently cited in academic studies of rabbinic narrative and law. His narrative-focused approach to the Babylonian Talmud has shaped contemporary understanding of rabbinic storytelling as both literary and cultural phenomena.