ABOUT
Mordy Miller is an Assistant Professor at the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism, where he teaches in the International MA Program in Israel Studies at the Sde Boker Campus. His research explores the intersection of theology and politics in contemporary Israel, with particular attention to Kabbalah, messianism, and the role of digital media in shaping religious and political discourse.
He received his BA with distinction in Philosophy and Jewish Thought from Shalem College, his MA from the Hebrew University as a Mandel Excellence Fellow, and his PhD from Ben-Gurion University, where he studied Kabbalah and contemporary Israeli politics under the supervision of Prof. Boaz Huss and Prof. Tzahi Weiss. During his doctoral studies he was a Kreitman Fellow and an Open University Fellow.
He has held postdoctoral fellowships at Brandeis University and Ben-Gurion University, and has taught at Shalem College, Ono Academic College, Gratz College, and at Ben-Gurion University’s Eilat campus. He is currently a Research Fellow at the Schocken Institute.
His recent book on Rabbi Menachem Froman, published by Yediot Books, received the Mifal HaPais Award. He is currently completing two academic books on Kabbalah and contemporary Israeli thought.
His work has appeared in leading journals, including the Journal of the American Academy of Religion and Harvard Theological Review. He lives in Lehavim with his wife and two children.
