Reuven Ziegler (

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: ראובן ציגלר; born 1968) is an American–Israeli Modern Orthodox

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, author, editor and lecturer. He is

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of the

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, as well as Director of Research at the Toras HoRav Foundation. He is also Founder and

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Israel Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash
of

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. He is also an expert on the life and thought of Rabbi

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Biography

Ziegler was born in 1968 in America. In 1986, he attended Yeshivat Har Etzion where he studied under the tutelage of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein and Rav

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. Ziegler received

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from the

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. Ziegler has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Israel Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash since its inception in 1994. Ziegler was first exposed to the thought and writings of Soloveitchik while in high school. He has since then worked for years analyzing the hundreds of manuscripts left by Soloveitchik after his death, and through these he helped produce ''MeOtzar HaRav'' and various works of Soloveitchik in both Hebrew and English.

Works

Ziegler is the author of ''Majesty and Humility: The Thought of Rabbi

''. It is also published in Hebrew as עוז וענווה: הגותו של הרב" יוסף דוב סולוביצ’יק." The book attempts to convey and analyze the thought of the Rav. "By skillfully drawing connections between various writings, by clarifying many challenging ideas and passages, and by integrating the Ravs life with his thought, Rabbi Ziegler presents fresh, penetrating perspectives and insights that will enlighten even seasoned readers. The author makes demanding philosophical works exciting and accessible." He has worked on many of the books produced by the Toras HoRav Foundation, which "was established by family members and former students to disseminate he works and thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik with the aims of enhancing both our grasp of Rabbi Soloveitchik's philosophy and our understanding of the diverse topics he addresses." He is also the editor of an adaptation of Aharon Lichtenstein’s oral discourses entitled ''By His Light: Character and Values in the Service of God'' (2003), a work on the teachings of Rav

entitled ''LeOvdekha BeEmet'' (2011) and ''My Constant Delight – Contemporary Religious Zionist Perspectives on Tanakh Study'' (in Hebrew היא שיחתי: על דרך לימוד התנ״ך).

Personal

Ziegler and his wife, Dr. Yael Ziegler, reside in Alon Shevut. They have five children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ziegler, Reuven 1968 births Living people Modern Orthodox rabbis American Orthodox rabbis Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary semikhah recipients 21st-century American rabbis Religious Zionist Orthodox rabbis 21st-century Israeli rabbis Yeshivat Har Etzion alumni People from Alon Shvut