Aviv Luban

Aviv Luban, originally from Ames, Iowa, is a PhD student at Bar Ilan University studying Hasidism, with a focus on the history and thought of the Polish Braslev movement. He holds a B.A. in Judaic Studies and Philosophy from Brandeis University, studied Yiddish intensively, and attended yeshiva in the Judean Hills of Israel for seven years. He currently lives in Jerusalem, where, in addition to his research, he plays the cello and creates art.