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Chaim Navon

Chaim Navon is an Israeli rabbi, writer and columnist who teaches at Yeshivat Har Etzion and has published books on Jewish thought.

born 1973Teaching at Yeshivat Har EtzionColumns in Makor RishonBooks on Jewish thoughtWork on Rabbi Soloveitchik's thought

Born: 25 June 1973, Ramat Gan
Occupation: rabbi, opinion journalist, writer
Education: Yeshivat Har Etzion, Herzog College, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Chaim Navon was born in 1973 in Ramat Gan

Chaim Navon was born in Ramat Gan on June 25, 1973, and grew up in Elkana. He attended the Amit Bar-Ilan high school.

He studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion and received rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein and the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. He earned a bachelor's degree in education at Herzog College and a degree in Jewish philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Navon teaches Talmud, Jewish law and Jewish philosophy at Yeshivat Har Etzion, Midreshet Lindenbaum and Herzog College. From 2006 to 2016 he served as rabbi of a congregation in Modi'in. He has written columns for Nekuda, Maariv and Makor Rishon, and hosts a podcast on religion, conservatism and public policy.

He has published 18 books, 15 on Judaism and 3 of fiction, and edited and translated works by Lichtenstein and Joseph B. Soloveitchik. His thought draws on Soloveitchik and on conservative philosophy. He is a member of the Tzohar rabbinic council.

He is married to attorney Yael Navon and has three sons and a daughter.

Milestones in Chaim Navon's life

1973
Born in Ramat Gan.
2001
Began writing a column for the journal Nekuda.
2006
Published a book on the thought of Rabbi Soloveitchik.
2006
Became rabbi of a congregation in Modi'in.
2011
Published a book on women in Judaism.
2012
Took part in the founding conference of the Beit Hillel rabbinic group.
2014
Joined the Tzohar rabbinic council and began a weekly column in Makor Rishon.
2022
Published a book offering a Jewish alternative to political correctness.