Dr Netanel Fisher
Sacks Scholar
Dr. Netanel Fisher is a scholar and educator specializing in public policy, religion, and politics. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Bar-Ilan University and previously headed the Department of Public Policy at Sha’ari Mada Umishpat College. He is also a research fellow at the Kohelet Forum.
Dr. Fisher has studied at Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva and Otniel Yeshiva and completed his army service there. His academic work focuses on issues of immigration, conversion, and Jewish identity, with a specialisation in the Law of Return. He resides in Jerusalem with his wife, Shlomit, and their five children.