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Vered Noam

Vered Noam is an Israeli Talmud scholar and professor at Tel Aviv University, and in 2020 she became the first woman to receive the Israel Prize in Talmud studies.

born 1960Research on Megillat Ta'anitStudies of Qumran and rabbinic literatureFirst woman Israel Prize laureate in Talmud

Occupation: talmudist
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Vered Noam was born in 1960 in Jerusalem

Vered Noam was born in Jerusalem in 1960. Her parents were Professor Yehuda Elitzur and children's author Rivka Elitzur. Her brothers include physicist Shmuel Elitzur, journalist Uri Elitzur and scholar Yoel Elitzur.

She studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She earned a BA in Talmud and Archaeology in 1985, an MA in Talmud in 1989 and a PhD in Talmud in 1997. Her doctorate dealt with Megillat Ta'anit and its Scholion.

She has taught Talmud at Tel Aviv University since 1999. She became associate professor in 2008 and full professor in 2014, and since 2017 she has headed the university's School of Jewish Studies and Archaeology. She was a visiting professor at Yale University in 2010 and 2011.

Her research covers rabbinic literature, the Qumran writings and early Jewish law. She edits the journal Zion and has served on the board of the National Library of Israel since 2016. She received the Michael Bruno Memorial Award in 2010 and the Israel Prize in 2020.

She is married to Elhanan Noam and is a mother of 6. She once lived in Kfar Adumim and now lives in Jerusalem.