Yakov Nagen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Yakov Nagen
Occupation	Rabbi
Date Of Birth	Jun 17, 1967(1967-06-17)
Age	57
Birthplace	Manhattan
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Gemini

Yakov Nagen Biography

Yakov Nagen is one of the most popular and richest Rabbi who was born on June 17, 1967 in Manhattan, New York, United States. Rabbi Yakov Meir Nagen, born June 17, 1967; Hebrew pronunciation: ykbmAyrngn), is an Israeli Rabbi. Nagen is a teacher at Yeshivat Otniel. He has written extensively on Jewish philosophy and Talmud. He is an advocate for interfaith peace between Judaism, Islam, and encounters between Judaismsm and Eastern religions.

Nagen visited India in 2006 as part of his research on the relationship between Judaism, Eastern Spirituality and Judaism. Nagen believes that Judaism incorporates elements from both Eastern and Western philosophy. This is what he explains in his book “Waking Up to a New Day – A Renewing Reading of Torah and Life” (Maggid 2013, 2013). The English translation of the book was published in 2019 as “Be, Become, and Bless – Jewish Spirituality Between East and West” (Maggid). Nagen is an expert in interfaith encounters between Jewish and Muslim leaders in Israel and Palestine Authority. Nagen, who is following Rabbi Menachem Froman as his colleague, believes religion is the root of conflicts in the Middle East. Religion must be part of the solution.

In 2016 Nagen was profiled in Tablet Magazine as one of the 10 “Israeli Rabbis You Should Know”. Nagen is active in spreading Judaism in China in the context of the “Shofer from Zion” organization. Many of his writings have been translated into Chinese and in 2017 he gave lecture series in Beijing and Shanghai.

In March 2016 Nagen visited Al-Azhar University in Cairo and Fayuum to promote mutual respect between Islamic and Judaism.

Nagen was awarded a doctoral degree at Hebrew University in 2004. His dissertation was about the interaction between Halacha, Aggada and Kabbala, as well as philosophy within the context of Sukkot. Nagen’s multidisciplinary approach to Talmudic literature was reflected in his books “Water, Creation, and Revelation – Sukkot in the philosophy of halacha” (Geloy, 2008), and “The Soul of the Mishna – a literary reading of and search for meaning”(Dvir, 2016).

Yakov Nagen Net Worth

Yakov Nagen is one of the richest Rabbi from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yakov Nagen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Nagen, a head of Tzahali’s pre-army seminary Tzahali, married Michal in 1993. She was the daughter of Professor Uriel Sim. They have seven children and live in Otniel, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank.

Nagen was the son of Ahuva Genack and Azriel Nagen. After graduating from high school in the United States he went to Yeshivat Shaalvim in Israel. Nagen returned to America to complete a bachelor’s in Judaic Studies and a master’s in Jewish history. He also received rabbinic ordination. He moved to Israel in 1993 and attended Yeshivat Har Etzion. In 1997, he joined the Yeshivat Otniel faculty.

Through the Interfaith Encounter Association (IEA) he coordinates a group of West Bank Rabbis that meet regularly with Muslim Sheiks and Imam’s, mostly from the Hebron and Ramallah areas. He is the co-chairman of the board of the Abrahamic Reunion. The Abrahamic Reunion composes of representatives of the four Abrahamic religions – Jews, Muslims, Christians and Druze dedicated to promoting peace in the Middle East. Nagen was a representative of the organization at the World Parliament of Religions in 2015 at Salt Lake City. Nagen is also active in the URI, United Religions Initiative, and was one of Israel’s representatives at the annual conference for the Middle East, held in Jordan in November 2017.

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Yakov Ranked on the list of most popular Rabbi. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Yakov Nagen celebrates birthday on June 17 of every year.