Martin Lockshin

Rabbi Prof. Martin Lockshin is University Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies at York University in Toronto, where he taught for nearly four decades. He holds a PhD in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University and received rabbinic ordination at Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav Kook in Jerusalem. He has also taught at Pardes and other Israeli educational institutions.

Martin’s scholarship focuses on medieval Jewish biblical interpretation, particularly the work of Rabbi Samuel ben Meir (Rashbam). He is the author of a four-volume annotated English translation of Rashbam’s Torah commentary and a two-volume Hebrew edition. His research explores the relationship between tradition and innovation in Jewish interpretation. He lives in Jerusalem.