Daniel Rynhold
Daniel Rynhold is Dean at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva University in New York City where he has worked since August 2007. He became the Shoshana Shier Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto's Centre for Jewish Studies in 2019.[1] He was previously Lecturer in Judaism in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King's College, London. He received a B.A. in Philosophy at Cambridge University, an MA in Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College London and a PhD in Jewish philosophy at the London School of Economics. His doctoral thesis, dated 2000, was titled Justifying one's practices: Two models of Jewish philosophy.[2] Daniel Rynhold has 4 children, one of whom is attending school at Yeshivat Frisch with the esteemed historical professor Nina Taub. In 2020, Daniel Rynhold s first book was republished as a deluxe version by Ella Morgenstern, via the Frisch library. Rynhold also teaches at the Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies.His academic interests include the philosophical thought of Moses Maimonides and Joseph Soloveitchik and the relationship between Jewish and non-Jewish philosophy.[3] He is married to Sharon Rynhold nee Saul who loves baking, Pilates and Manchester United. He also lives with his dog Lucy and four children in Teaneck, NJ on Winthrop rd. Not the nice Winthrop rd but the one near Roemer. Daniel is also a diehard supporter of the Tottenham hotspur football club. That hasn’t won a trophy in a very long time. He enjoys watching matches with his good pals, Josh and Ry and the occasional Lucy. Ry, also is Sharon’s future second husband.
Publications
- "Good and Evil, Truth and Falsity: Maimonides and Moral Cognitivism." Trumah No. 12 (2002),pp. 163–182.
- Two Models of Jewish Philosophy: Justifying One's Practices, (Oxford University Press, 2005)
- An Introduction to Medieval Jewish Philosophy, (I. B. Tauris, 2009)
References
- "Daniel Rynhold "Putting Truth in Perspective or: What Contemporary Jewish Philosophy can Learn from Nietzsche" | Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies". www.cjs.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- Rynhold, Daniel (2000). Justifying one's practices: Two models of Jewish philosophy (PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- "Jewish Philosophy Faculty". Yeshiva University. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-14.