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Yonatan Brafman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at Tufts University, with a secondary appointment in the Department of International Literary and Cultural Studies. He holds affiliations with the Program in Judaic Studies and the Brodie Center for Jewish and Israeli Law at Yale Law School. Brafman specializes in modern Jewish thought, Jewish law (halakha), and the philosophy of religion, with a focus on intersections between Jewish legal norms and contemporary moral/ethical philosophy.
He earned a PhD in Philosophy of Religion and Jewish Thought from Columbia University, along with earlier degrees from the same institution. His research examines the conceptualization of Jewish law as a distinct system and its implications for social theory. Notable works include Critique of Halakhic Reason (2024) and co-edited volumes on Jewish legal theory.
Teaching focuses on Judaism’s intellectual traditions, ethics, and modernity. He has held fellowships at institutions including the Katz Center (University of Pennsylvania) and Princeton University. Current projects explore the systematic nature of halakhic norms and their separation from broader cultural contexts.
