The Life and Legacy of Rabbi Professor Yitzhak (Isadore) Twersky

Rabbi Professor Carmi Horowitz

Rabbi Professor Carmi Horowitz is Professor Emeritus at Michlalah Jerusalem College. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. He taught at Ben Gurion and Bar Ilan Universities, served as Dean and Rector of the Touro Graduate School of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, and was the founding Rector of Lander Institute in Jerusalem. He recently edited a volume of Professor Twersky’s collected academic writings: Kema’yan Hamitgaber: Law and Spirit in Medieval Jewish Thought.

Rabbi Dr. Michael A. Shmidman

Rabbi Dr. Michael A. Shmidman is Dean and Victor J. Selmanowitz Professor of Jewish History at Touro Graduate School of Jewish Studies. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University, and he has published and lectured extensively in the areas of medieval Jewish history and Maimonidean studies. He co-authored, with Professsor Twersky, the course for the Open University of Israel: "Law and Philosophy: Perspectives on Maimonides’ Teaching."

Dr. Alan Kadish

President of Touro University, noted educator, researcher and administrator, who is training the next generation of communal, business and healthcare leaders.

Professor Samuel J. Levine, Touro Law Center

Professor of Law and Director, Jewish Law Institute, Touro Law Center, prolific writer, author of Was Yosef on the Spectrum? Understanding Joseph Through Torah, Midrash and Classical Jewish Sources.