Rabbi Daniel Peled-Schwartz

Daniel is honored to serve the amazing Columbia/Barnard community as JLIC co-director. He is passionate about Torah and community-building, and aims to help all Jews find their place in the richness of Jewish tradition. A native of Newton, MA, Daniel studied at Yeshivot Maale Adumim and Har Etzion. He went on to Princeton, majoring in philosophy and Arabic. Daniel completed his rabbinical studies (semicha) at RIETS after learning on YU’s campuses in New York and Jerusalem. He previously taught at Berman Hebrew Academy (Maryland) and Yeshivat Eretz Hatzvi (Jerusalem), and has served as rabbinic intern at several synagogues. Daniel loves hiking, skiing, and nerding out about public transportation.