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David Hazony

David Hazony is an American-born Israeli writer, translator and editor, known as the founding editor of The Tower Magazine and author of a book on the Ten Commandments.

born 1969Editing the journal AzureFounding editor of The TowerA book on the Ten Commandments

Occupation: journalist, writer
Education: Yeshiva University, Brookline High School

David Hazony was born in 1969 in Princeton

David Yair Hazony was born in 1969 in Princeton, in the United States, to Israeli parents. His older brother is Yoram Hazony, founder of the Shalem Center.

He studied at Columbia University, where he became religiously observant, and then moved to Yeshiva University. There he earned a B.A. and M.A. in Jewish thought. He completed his Ph.D. at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, with a dissertation based on the writings of Eliezer Berkovits.

He moved to Israel in 1994 and served in the IDF. In 1996 he was one of the 4 founders of the journal Azure, published by the Shalem Center, and he was its editor in chief from 2004 to 2007. He also edited books by Eliezer Berkovits.

His book on the Ten Commandments came out in 2010 and was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. From 2013 to 2017 he was founding editor of The Tower Magazine, and from 2017 to 2020 he led the Israel Innovation Fund. He has written for many publications, including Commentary and The Forward, and translated books by Emuna Elon and Uri Bar-Joseph.

In 2020 he became an independent editor with Wicked Son Books. Since 2024 he has been director and senior fellow at the Z3 Institute. He is one of the founders of the party led by Einat Wilf, registered at the end of 2024.