Parashat Metzora 5782: Sitting Alone Outside the Camp

Rabbi Elhanan Miller teaches classes on Israel and The Middle East at Pardes. He is the founding editor of People of the Book, an online initiative teaching Jewish faith, culture and history to Muslim audiences through Arabic-language social media content. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Elchanan studied Arabic from a young age and later served as a linguist in the IDF’s Unit 8200. He holds B.A. and M.A. degrees in Middle East History and Islamic Studies from Hebrew University and received rabbinic ordination from Beit Midrash Harel.

An Arabic specialist, Elhanan previously served as Arab Affairs Reporter for The Times of Israel and as rabbi of the Jewish community in Canberra, Australia. He frequently appears on Arabic-language news networks and has written for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. He is fluent in English, Hebrew, Arabic, French and Yiddish.