Daniel Landes

Rabbi Daniel Landes has been described as a "remarkable teacher who weaves the insights of his students together through a group process, in order to discover fascinating new meanings in age-old texts." As Director and Rosh HaYeshiva of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, he heads a team of outstanding scholars who are well-known for their use of unique educational methodology that combine independent thinking and deep understanding with sensitivity to contemporary relevance.

Rabbi Landes was a founding faculty member and Director of Educational Projects at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and a professor of Ethics and Values at Yeshiva University of Los Angeles. He taught Jewish Law at Loyola Law School, and was a faculty member at prominent think tanks such as The RAND Corporation, and major Jewish educational institutions such as the Brandeis-Bardin Institute and CLAL. Rabbi Landes remains a long-term faculty member of the Wexner Foundation and serves on the educational advisory committee of Taglit-birthright Israel.

External links

• http://www.pardes.org.il/ Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem and New York City
• http://odeo.com/channels/2104371-Pardes-from-Jerusalem/episodes Pardes from Jerusalem