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Liel Leibovitz is a senior fellow at »ªÌå»á. His work focuses on thinking about anti-Semitism as a national security threat.

Leibovitz is an editor at large for Tablet and the host of several of its popular podcasts. He is also the author or coauthor of a number of books, including, most recently How the Talmud Can Change Your Life: Surprisingly Modern Advice from a Very Old Book, and Fortunate Sons: The 120 Chinese Boys Who Came to America, Went to School, and Revolutionized an Ancient Civilization, soon to be a major motion picture. He also writes the regular “Leibovitz at Largeâ€� column for First Things, and is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, and other national publications. 

He holds a PhD in communications from Columbia University, focusing on video games and human-machine interactions. He formerly served as associate professor at Barnard College and assistant professor at New York University, researching the intersections of interactive media and religion.

A noncommissioned officer in the Israel Defense Forces, Leibovitz also served as the senior press officer at the Consulate General of Israel in New York, and remains actively and enthusiastically involved in a number of Jewish and pro-Israeli organizations. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.