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Dr. 'Noah Feldman', D.Phil (Oxon), J.D. is an American author and professor of law at Harvard Law School.
Noah Feldman is a graduate of Harvard University, Oxford University, and Yale Law School. He won a Rhodes Scholarship and later served as a law clerk for Associate Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court. He served on a faculty of NYU Law School before joining the Harvard faculty in 2007.
He worked as an advisor in the early days of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq following the 2003 invasion of the country. While his initial work, under Jay Garner, was unfocused, he was authorized, under Paul Bremer's transitional team to help formulate the country's new constitution. His advisory role, however, ended abruptly, and whether he quit or was fired has never been made clear.
Feldman now regularly contributes features and opinion pieces to ''The New York Times Magazine'' and is a senior adjunct fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
He is fluent in English, Hebrew, Arabic and French.
As an academic and public intellectual, Feldman is concerned with issues at the intersection of religion and politics. In the United States, this has a bearing on First Amendment questions of church and state and the role of religion both in government and in private life. In Iraq, Feldman's other area of specialty, the same reasoning leads him to support the creation of a democracy with Islamist elements. This last position has been lauded by some as a pragmatic and sensitive solution to the problems inherent in the creation of a new Iraqi government; [1] others have taken exception to the same idea, however, characterizing Feldman's views as simplistic and shortsighted. [2]
Feldman was a featured speaker, alongside noted Islamic authority Hamza Yusuf, in the lecture ''Islam & Democracy: Is a clash of civilisations inevitable?'', which was subsequently released on DVD.
In a ''New York Times Magazine'' article entitled "Orthodox Paradox," Feldman recounted his experiences of the boundaries of inclusion and exclusion of the Modern Orthodox Jewish community in which he was raised, specifically at his high school alma mater, the Maimonides School of Brookline, Massachusetts.[3] Feldman contended that his choice to marry a non-Jew led to forms of ostracization by the school. Many accused Feldman of misrepresenting a fundamental fact in the story, namely that he was explicitly cropped out of a picture.[4] Feldman's supporters noted that Feldman's claim in the article was that he and his girlfriend were "nowhere to be found" and not that they were cropped or deleted out of the photo.
His critique of Modern Orthodox Judaism has been commented on by many, including Hillel Halkin, columnist for the ''New York Sun''[5]; Andrew Silow-Carroll, editor of the ''New Jersey Jewish News''[6]; Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union[7]; Rabbi Shalom Carmy, tenured professor of Jewish philosophy at Yeshiva University[8]; Rabbi Norman Lamm, chancellor of Yeshiva University[9]; Gilah Kletenik, editor of Yeshiva University's thought magazine, ''Kol Hamevaser''[10]; Rabbi Shmuley Boteach[11]; Gary Rosenblatt, editor of ''Jewish Week''[12], the editorial board of the Jewish Press[13][14]; Rabbi Ozer Glickman, a Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva University;[15] Ami Eden, Executive Editor of The Forward; Rabbi David M. Feldman, author of ''Where There's Life, There's Life''[16]; and Jonathan Rosenblum, columnist for the ''Jerusalem Post''[17]. In addition, the ''American Thinker'' published responses by Ralph M. Lieberman[18], Richard Baehr[19], and Thomas Lifson[20].
Feldman also argued ''pro bono'' in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals against the efforts of a Jewish group in Tenafly, New Jersey, the Tenafly Eruv Association, to erect an eruv. His arguments were rejected in 2003 and the eruv was, in fact, permitted.
Fedman's work on the Iraqi constitution was controversial at the time, and some, including Edward Said, felt he was not experienced enough with the country to undertake such a task.[21]
Feldman was given the Most Beautiful Brainiac award from ''New York Magazine'' and was also named as one of "the influentials" in ideas by New York Magazine[22] alongside Jeffrey Sachs, Saul Kripke, Richard Neuhaus, and Brian Greene.
Born into an Orthodox Jewish family, Feldman is married to Jeannie Suk, an assistant professor of law at Harvard.
Feldman lives in Maine and New York City. He has two brothers: Simon Feldman, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Connecticut College, and Ezra Feldman, an MFA student at Cornell University.
★ ''After Jihad: America and the Struggle for Islamic Democracy'' (2003)
★ ''What We Owe Iraq: War and the Ethics of Nation Building'' (2004)
★ ''Divided By God: America's Church-State Problem - and What We Should Do About It'' (2005)
1. [1]
2. [2]
3. [3]
4. [4]
5. "The Fact of Jewish Particularity" by Hillel Halkin
6. "The Way We Do the Things We Do" by Andrew Silow-Caroll
7. "Letter to the Editor" by Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
8. "Truth and Consequences" by Rabbi Shalom Carmy
9. "A Response to Noah Feldman" by Rabbi Norman Lamm
10. "Obfuscation & Apologetics?" by Gilah Kletenik
11. "Stop Ostracizing the Intermarried" by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
12. "Modern Orthodoxy Under Attack" by Gary Rosenblatt
13. "Feldman's Complaint" by Editorial Board
14. "Conceding a Point to Feldman?" by Editorial Board
15. [5]
16. The Imperative to Heal
17. "Feldman's Bad Faith" by Jonathan Rosenblum
18. "Question of Proper Journalistic Standards" by Ralph M. Lieberman
19. "More Cultural Relativism From The Times" by Richard Baehr
20. "Bending the Truth to Slur Orthodox Jews" by Thomas Lifson
21. http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0426,fahim,54683,1.html
22. http://nymag.com/news/features/influentials/16922/
★ Harvard Law faculty page
★ Noah Feldman discusses, ''What We Owe Iraq,'' at the Carnegie Council
★ Biography at The Globalist
★ Biography from ProCon
★ Noah Feldman's CV on CFR Website
★ Wedding announcement of Dr. Feldman and Dr. Suk in the ''NY Times'', August 15, 1999.
| Contents |
| Education and career |
| Work and views |
| Criticism of Modern Orthodox Judaism |
| Public perception and image |
| Family and personal life |
| Books |
| References |
| External links |
Education and career
Noah Feldman is a graduate of Harvard University, Oxford University, and Yale Law School. He won a Rhodes Scholarship and later served as a law clerk for Associate Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court. He served on a faculty of NYU Law School before joining the Harvard faculty in 2007.
He worked as an advisor in the early days of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq following the 2003 invasion of the country. While his initial work, under Jay Garner, was unfocused, he was authorized, under Paul Bremer's transitional team to help formulate the country's new constitution. His advisory role, however, ended abruptly, and whether he quit or was fired has never been made clear.
Feldman now regularly contributes features and opinion pieces to ''The New York Times Magazine'' and is a senior adjunct fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
He is fluent in English, Hebrew, Arabic and French.
Work and views
As an academic and public intellectual, Feldman is concerned with issues at the intersection of religion and politics. In the United States, this has a bearing on First Amendment questions of church and state and the role of religion both in government and in private life. In Iraq, Feldman's other area of specialty, the same reasoning leads him to support the creation of a democracy with Islamist elements. This last position has been lauded by some as a pragmatic and sensitive solution to the problems inherent in the creation of a new Iraqi government; [1] others have taken exception to the same idea, however, characterizing Feldman's views as simplistic and shortsighted. [2]
Feldman was a featured speaker, alongside noted Islamic authority Hamza Yusuf, in the lecture ''Islam & Democracy: Is a clash of civilisations inevitable?'', which was subsequently released on DVD.
Criticism of Modern Orthodox Judaism
In a ''New York Times Magazine'' article entitled "Orthodox Paradox," Feldman recounted his experiences of the boundaries of inclusion and exclusion of the Modern Orthodox Jewish community in which he was raised, specifically at his high school alma mater, the Maimonides School of Brookline, Massachusetts.[3] Feldman contended that his choice to marry a non-Jew led to forms of ostracization by the school. Many accused Feldman of misrepresenting a fundamental fact in the story, namely that he was explicitly cropped out of a picture.[4] Feldman's supporters noted that Feldman's claim in the article was that he and his girlfriend were "nowhere to be found" and not that they were cropped or deleted out of the photo.
His critique of Modern Orthodox Judaism has been commented on by many, including Hillel Halkin, columnist for the ''New York Sun''[5]; Andrew Silow-Carroll, editor of the ''New Jersey Jewish News''[6]; Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union[7]; Rabbi Shalom Carmy, tenured professor of Jewish philosophy at Yeshiva University[8]; Rabbi Norman Lamm, chancellor of Yeshiva University[9]; Gilah Kletenik, editor of Yeshiva University's thought magazine, ''Kol Hamevaser''[10]; Rabbi Shmuley Boteach[11]; Gary Rosenblatt, editor of ''Jewish Week''[12], the editorial board of the Jewish Press[13][14]; Rabbi Ozer Glickman, a Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva University;[15] Ami Eden, Executive Editor of The Forward; Rabbi David M. Feldman, author of ''Where There's Life, There's Life''[16]; and Jonathan Rosenblum, columnist for the ''Jerusalem Post''[17]. In addition, the ''American Thinker'' published responses by Ralph M. Lieberman[18], Richard Baehr[19], and Thomas Lifson[20].
Feldman also argued ''pro bono'' in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals against the efforts of a Jewish group in Tenafly, New Jersey, the Tenafly Eruv Association, to erect an eruv. His arguments were rejected in 2003 and the eruv was, in fact, permitted.
Public perception and image
Fedman's work on the Iraqi constitution was controversial at the time, and some, including Edward Said, felt he was not experienced enough with the country to undertake such a task.[21]
Feldman was given the Most Beautiful Brainiac award from ''New York Magazine'' and was also named as one of "the influentials" in ideas by New York Magazine[22] alongside Jeffrey Sachs, Saul Kripke, Richard Neuhaus, and Brian Greene.
Family and personal life
Born into an Orthodox Jewish family, Feldman is married to Jeannie Suk, an assistant professor of law at Harvard.
Feldman lives in Maine and New York City. He has two brothers: Simon Feldman, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Connecticut College, and Ezra Feldman, an MFA student at Cornell University.
Books
★ ''After Jihad: America and the Struggle for Islamic Democracy'' (2003)
★ ''What We Owe Iraq: War and the Ethics of Nation Building'' (2004)
★ ''Divided By God: America's Church-State Problem - and What We Should Do About It'' (2005)
References
1. [1]
2. [2]
3. [3]
4. [4]
5. "The Fact of Jewish Particularity" by Hillel Halkin
6. "The Way We Do the Things We Do" by Andrew Silow-Caroll
7. "Letter to the Editor" by Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
8. "Truth and Consequences" by Rabbi Shalom Carmy
9. "A Response to Noah Feldman" by Rabbi Norman Lamm
10. "Obfuscation & Apologetics?" by Gilah Kletenik
11. "Stop Ostracizing the Intermarried" by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
12. "Modern Orthodoxy Under Attack" by Gary Rosenblatt
13. "Feldman's Complaint" by Editorial Board
14. "Conceding a Point to Feldman?" by Editorial Board
15. [5]
16. The Imperative to Heal
17. "Feldman's Bad Faith" by Jonathan Rosenblum
18. "Question of Proper Journalistic Standards" by Ralph M. Lieberman
19. "More Cultural Relativism From The Times" by Richard Baehr
20. "Bending the Truth to Slur Orthodox Jews" by Thomas Lifson
21. http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0426,fahim,54683,1.html
22. http://nymag.com/news/features/influentials/16922/
External links
★ Harvard Law faculty page
★ Noah Feldman discusses, ''What We Owe Iraq,'' at the Carnegie Council
★ Biography at The Globalist
★ Biography from ProCon
★ Noah Feldman's CV on CFR Website
★ Wedding announcement of Dr. Feldman and Dr. Suk in the ''NY Times'', August 15, 1999.
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