EDUCATION:

2000 - now

1989-1993

1973-1979

1971-1973

European University at St. Petersburg, Department of Ethnology, PhD student

Petersburg Jewish University, student

Leningrad Institute of Marine Engineers. Diploma in applied mathematics.

School #239

1998 - now

1993 - 1998

1979-1992

European University at St. Petersburg, Center for Jewish Studies, researcher

Petersburg Jewish University, associate professor

different Institutes, researcher in applied mathematics and computer science

1997 - 2000

editor of a periodical New Jewish School

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:

Religion Studies; Folklore; Jewish traditional literature; Jewish education; Ethnograpy of Subbotniks

1993-2000

Delivered the following courses: Introduction to Tanakh, The main concepts of Judaism, Maharal's from Prague theology, Medieval commentatory literature, Anthropology of Judaism in Petersburg Jewish University, Vilnuis University, European University at St. Petersburg, Russian Christian Humanitarian University, Institute on Philosophy and Theology, etc.

1992-2000

participated in 9 ethnographical expeditions to Ukraina, Middle Asia, North Russia, Azerbaijan

1991-2000

participated in a number of national and international conferences on Judaics, problems of Jewish education, philosophy, ethnology, etc.

LANGUAGES

English

Hebrew

French, Italian

MAIN PUBLICATIONS:

1. A Legend about a Good Rabbi: Humanistic ideology in Jewish religious practices // Mythology & Day-to-day life. St. Petersburg, 1999, pp. 288-306

2. Midrass ka notikums // CELS. Latvijas Universitates teologisks un kulturvesturiks izdevums. N 50, 1998, pp. 74-84

3. Jews and Greeks: Dialogue throughout Generations. Papers of Petersburg Jewish University. Ed. A. Lvov. St. Petersburg, 1999

and about 20 more publications in Jewish Studies and Ethnology.