Prof. Ari Ackerman is the president of Schechter Institute in Jerusalem and a lecturer in Jewish philosophy and education. He received his Ph.D. in Jewish thought from Hebrew University and has published and edited multiple books and articles on various aspects of medieval and modern Jewish thought. His book on the philosophy of Hasdai Crescas appeared in 2022 in Brill press (Hasdai Crescas on Codification, Cosmology and Creation).