Hayyim Angel


Rabbi Hayyim Angel is an American rabbi, academic, author and editor who is the National Scholar of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals.
Angel has taught advanced Bible courses to undergraduate, graduate, and rabbinical students at Yeshiva University since 1996, and lectures widely. He also serves as the Tanakh Education Scholar at Yeshivat Ben Porat Yosef school in Paramus, New Jersey. Angel previously served as Rabbi of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York City, and as Rabbinic Scholar at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York.
Angel received his B.A. in Jewish studies Summa cum Laude from Yeshiva College, his M.A. in Bible from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies and his M.S. in Jewish Education from the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration. Angel's Rabbinical Ordination was from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University.
Angel has published over 130 scholarly articles, primarily in Hebrew Bible, and is author or editor of seventeen books. His scholarship focuses on the interaction between traditional and academic approaches to Bible study. Rabbi Yaakov Beasley, in a review of Angel's work and methodology in April, 2018, refers to him as "one of the great Tanakh teachers of our time."
Angel is editor of Conversations, the journal of the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals. Angel also serves on the editorial boards of Tradition and Megadim.
Angel lives in Teaneck, New Jersey with his wife and four children.

Books

Morey Schwartz, Haim David Halevi, The Journal for the Study of Sephardic & Mizrahi Jewry, June 2008, pp. 96–103, at: .
Israel Drazin, Through an Opaque Lens, at: .
Moshe Sokolow “Review Essay: The Rational Traditional Study of Tanakh Comes of Age,” Ten Da’at 19, pp. 93–103.
Ehud Ben Zvi, Revealed Tests, Hidden Meanings, Journal of Hebrew Scriptures Volume 9.
James A. Cox, Revealed Tests, Hidden Meanings, Creating Space between Peshat and Derash, Midwest Book Review.
Israel Drazin, Revealed Texts, Hidden Meanings, at: thejewisheye.com/hja_revealed.html
Rev. Dr. Bruce K. Gardner, Revealed Tests, Hidden Meanings, Society of Old Testament Study in Britain.
Oscar Mohl, Revealed Tests, Hidden Meanings, Jewish Press, October 21, 2009.
Francis Nataf, Through an Opaque Lens and Revealed Texts, Hidden Meanings, at Lookstein Bookjed #78, September 24, 2009.
Gil Student, Revealed Methodologies, Hidden Approaches, at: .
Harvey Sukenic, Revealed Texts, Hidden Meanings, in Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter, May–June 2010, p. 26.
Yaakov Beasley, Review essay of Through an Opaque Lens and Revealed Texts, Hidden Meanings: “Contemporary Trends in Bible Scholarship of Chronicles and Kings,” Tradition 47:1, pp. 90–99.
Israel Drazin, Creating Space between Peshat and Derash, at:
Daniel Scheide, Creating Space between Peshat and Derash, Association for Jewish Libraries Reviews, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 9–10.
Israel Drazin, Vision from the Prophet and Counsel from the Elders, at: ; .
Gil Student, “24 Books in 1” at .
Review of Vision from the Prophet in Jewish Bible Quarterly 42:3, p. 201.
Gil Student, A Synagogue Companion, Jewish Action 74:4, pp. 83–84
Fred Isaac, A Synagogue Companion, Association for Jewish Libraries Review 4:3
Yaakov Wasserman, Jewish Holiday Companion, Jewish Press September 10, 2015, *
Susan Freiband, Jewish Holiday Companion, Association of Jewish Libraries Reviews
Levi Morrow, Haggai Zechariah Malachi, at
Israel Drazin, Haggai Zechariah Malachi, at
Fred Weiss, Haggai Zechariah Malachi, at
Rachel Besser, Haggai Zechariah Malachi, at
Jewish Action 78:2, pp. 98–101
Ben Rothke, Haggai Zechariah Malachi, at

Daniel Keren, Haggai Zechariah Malachi, at

Moshe Isaacson, Keys to the Palace, at
Mitchell First, Keys to the Palace, at
Jewish Link, January 11, 2018
Israel Drazin, Keys to the Palace, ;
Rabbi Yaakov Beasley, Keys to the Palace, at
Alan Jay Gerber, Keys to the Palace, at
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Ben Rothke, Keys to the Palace, at