Joshua Kulp

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Rabbi Joshua Kulp (born July 16, 1970) is an American-Israeli Talmudic scholar.

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Early life and education

Kulp was born on July 16, 1970, in the United States and grew up in Margate, New Jersey. [1] He earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan and his PhD in Talmud at Bar-Ilan University. [2] In 2023, Kulp will receive semikhah from Rabbi Dr. Ethan Tucker, President and Rosh Yeshiva of Hadar, as a member of Hadar's first cohort of rabbinical students. [3]

Career

Kulp is especially known for his commentary on the Haggadah. [4] [5] [6]

Kulp was one of the founders of the Conservative Yeshiva, where he is (as of 2022) a member of the faculty and senior scholar. [7] He also coordinates the Mishnah Yomit and Daf Shevui projects through the [[F [8] ]], the congregational organization for Conservative Judaism, in both North America and the world.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

He has two daughters (Zoey and Rakia) and two sons (Yadin and Anan) and lives in Modi'in as of 2023. [1]

Books

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  2. "Joshua Kulp". Sefaria. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  3. @hadarinstitute (June 14, 2023). "Meet Joshua Kulp, one of the 12 talented rabbis we are excited to celebrate in just a few weeks on the 26th of June, as Hadar ordains its first-ever cohort of rabbis" via Instagram.
  4. Raphael Ahren (March 27, 2009). "Ah, so that's why we suffer". Haaretz. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  5. Harris, Ben (April 2, 2009). "The new traditional Haggadah". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
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