Frequently Asked Questions
What subjects does Rabbi David Sedley teach?
Currently his main focus is on history. He has given classes on rabbis from the past two millennia, and shows how their lives and teachings relate to the times and places in which they lived.
Where does Rabbi Sedley teach?
Currently he teaches online at WebYeshiva. In the past, he has taught at Midreshet Rachel VeChaya, Darche Noam (Shapell’s), MMY and elsewhere.
Tell me more about David Sedley
David Sedley was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He moved to Israel in 1989. He is married and has half a dozen children.
Where did David Sedley serve as a community rabbi?
David Sedley served as community rabbi in Edinrburugh, Scotland, from 1996-2000, and in Leeds, England, from 2000-2004.
What books has Rabbi Sedley written?
His first book was a translation of Rabbeinu Yonah on Pirkei Avot. He also translated (among others) The Scroll of Antiochus, Eleh Ezkera. With Rabbi Yaacov Haber, he wrote Sefiros: Spiritual Refinement Through Counting the Omer. Rabbi Sedley’s latest book, The Elephant of Deliberate Forgetfulness: and other unexpected interpretations of the weekly Torah reading is currently only available in a Kindle edition.