Born in Philadelphia, I came on Aliyah after graduating Yeshiva University and studied 7 years at Yeshivat Mercaz Harav Kook where I received Rabbinical ordination. I then received my PhD in Jewish Philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where I served as campus Rabbi for 16 years. My specialty is in researching Jewish meditation in the light of neuropsychology. Recently I published two academic books about Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach.