Isaiah Gafni

Isaiah Gafni
Born1944
OccupationProfessor of Jewish History
Academic background
EducationHebrew University of Jerusalem
Doctoral advisorMenahem Stern Shmuel Safrai
Academic work
DisciplineJewish History
Sub-disciplinethe Second Temple and Talmudic periods
InstitutionsHebrew University of Jerusalem

Isaiah Gafni (born 1944) is a historian of Judaism in the Second Temple and Talmudic periods. He is the Sol Rosenbloom Chair of Jewish History at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and president (since 2016) of Shalem College in Jerusalem.