About the Author

Tzvee Zahavy was born and raised in New York City. He is an internationally recognized creative and imaginative expert in the fields of Judaism, Talmud and Jewish liturgy. Dr. Zahavy received his BA in mathematics, master's degree in Jewish History, and rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University, where he studied for four years with Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. After receiving his Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Brown University, Dr. Zahavy was on the faculty of the University of Minnesota for nineteen years. He was promoted to full professor and was chairman of his department and director of the Center for Jewish Studies. He taught courses in Judaism, Jewish history and culture, Bible, World Religions, and seminars in classical Hebrew texts. Dr. Zahavy received the Distinguished Teaching Award from the College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota. He has received numerous other grants and awards. He was a visiting professor at the University of California at Berkeley and at the College of William and Mary. Dr. Zahavy has taught liturgy as an adjunct professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City. His published books include these titles: -The Traditions of Eleazar Ben Azariah, Brown Judaic Studies -The Mishnaic Law of Blessings and Prayers: Tractate Berakhot, Brown Judaic Studies -The Talmud of the Land of Israel: Tractate Berakhot, University of Chicago Press -Studies in Jewish Prayer, University Press of America -The Talmud of Babylonia: An American Translation: Tractate Hullin, 3 volumes, Brown Judaic Studies Since 2006, his popular Judaica-oriented current-events blog, Tzvee's Talmudic Blog (Tzvee.blogspot.com), has logged more than one million page views.