Dr. Michael Kaufman

Dr. Michael Kaufman, a distinguished scholar, author, and lecturer, studied at Yeshiva and Mesivta Torah Vodaat, Telshe Yeshiva, Brooklyn College, and the University of Louisville. He has written extensively and has published nine books on Judaism and Jewish art and culture, including A Timeless Judaism for Our Time, Love, Marriage and Family in Jewish Law and Tradition, Feminism and Judaism, The Art of Judaism, Land of My Past, Land of My Future, on the mitzvah of residing in Israel; and a memoir, In One Era, Out the Other. The author lives in Israel, where he does research and writes on the latest developments and scientific studies on health, nutrition, and fitness while standing at his shtender desk. Now in his 86th year, Michael Kaufman maintains an active, energetic schedule which includes time for daily fitness workouts and brisk early morning walks around the hills of Jerusalem.