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Dr. Marc Herman serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Humanities at York University and is a core member of The Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies.
He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Religious Studies, establishing a strong academic foundation in religious scholarship. His research focuses on the historical development of Jewish legal thought, with particular expertise in Talmudic interpretation and medieval Jewish intellectual history. Dr. Herman examines how biblical commandments have been understood and applied throughout Jewish tradition, analyzing both logical and hermeneutic approaches to religious law.
Dr. Herman has published in prestigious academic journals including the Jewish Quarterly Review, Jewish History, and the Journal of the American Oriental Society. His co-edited volume Accounting for the Commandments in Medieval Judaism (2020) represents a significant contribution to the field. His research explores critical questions such as the origins of the 613 mitzvot concept and how Talmudic-era rabbis addressed complex legal issues like incest prohibitions.
As an active scholar, Dr. Herman bridges historical analysis with contemporary religious understanding, contributing to ongoing academic discourse about the evolution of Jewish legal and interpretive traditions from antiquity through the medieval period.
