Shalom, dear visitor.

My name is Dr. Nadav Shifman Berman, I am a scholar of Jewish Thought, philosophy of Halakhah, and their connections with Pragmatism, conceptual relations between Judaism and Christianity, and Tech Ethics (see more at my Academia website).

In 1996 I studied at M’aaleh Gilbo’a Yeshivah, where I learned from great teachers, including R' David Bigman, R' Yehudah Gil’ad, and R' Shmuel Reiner. Between 2002-2006 I was privileged to study at 'Revivim', Jewish studies teachers training honors program. I am also a musician (guitarist) and composer.

I am married to Eliraz, we reside in Jerusalem with our children. On this website I reflect on Judaism, Israel, sociality, education, and technology, from a Jewish-humanistic perspective. The opinions expressed here are my own, and do not necessarily represent any institution I am affiliated with. In fact, if you will read this website carefully, some opinions I previously expressed don't fully represent my views today. This website is ultimately an invitation for a fallibilist and melioristic conversation.

Academic Research

I am currently a Research Fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Haifa. Until October 2023, I was a Kreitman postdoctoral fellow at the Goldstein-Goren Department of Jewish Thought, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, advised by Prof. Daniel J. Lasker, and by Prof. Oded Yisraeli. In 2017-2019 I had a two year postdoc at the Jewish Studies Program and the Department of Philosophy at Yale University, advised by Prof. Paul W. Franks. Here are some links to videos of lectures I delivered.

My PhD diss. (approved Sept. 2018), advised by Prof. Avinoam Rosenak and written at the Department of Jewish Thought at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, investigated philosophical links between 20th century Jewish Thought and classical American Pragmatism. I earned my MA (magna cum laude) at the same department, and wrote my MA thesis, guided by Prof. Moshe Halbertal, on the philosophy of talmudic law. For a full list of my academic CV and publications see here.

For comments, questions, and scheduling lectures, contact me at nadavsberman at Gmail.

All the best,

Nadav S. Berman