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Joshua Kulp

Israeli Talmudic scholar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Rabbi Joshua Kulp (Hebrew: יושע קופל; born July 16, 1970) is an American-Israeli Talmudic scholar.

Early life and education

Kulp was born on July 16, 1970, in the United States and grew up in Margate, New Jersey.[1] He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan and his PhD in Talmud at Bar-Ilan University.[2] In 2023, Kulp received semikhah from Hadar as a member of Hadar's first cohort of rabbinical students.[3]

Career

Kulp is especially known for his commentary on the Haggadah.[4][5][6]

Kulp was one of the founders of the Conservative Yeshiva, where he is (as of 2022) a faculty member and senior scholar.[7] He also coordinates the online Mishnah Yomit[8] and Daf Shevui[9] projects through the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center,[10] the congregational organization for Conservative Judaism.

Personal life

He has two daughters (Zoey and Rakia) and two sons (Yadin and Anan) and lives in Modi'in as of 2023.[1]

Books

  • The Schechter Haggadah, 2009[11]
  • Reconstructing the Talmud, Mechon Hadar, 2014[12]

References

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