Rav Yaakov Emden’s Attitude Towards Haskalah and Towards “The Haskalah”

About Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot

Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot is on the faculty of the Department of Bible and Jewish Thought and Director of Continuing Rabbinic Education at YCT. He also serves at the Chair of the Department of Torah Shebaal Peh at SAR High School and Spiritual Leader of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Teaneck, NJ. He was previously Director of the Judaic Studies Curriculum at Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls. He edited the volume “Community, Covenant and Commitment: Selected Letters and Communications of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik.” (Toras HoRav Foundation) and authored a collection of essays on Bible entitled “Mikra and Meaning” (Maggid Publishers, 2012). He continues to serve as a part-time faculty member of the Drisha Institute, Lamdeinu and the Wexner Foundation Heritage program.