Moshe Idel

Moshe Idel
משה אידל
Born	(1947-01-19) 19 January 1947 (age 77) Târgu Neamț, Romania
Nationality	Israel
Occupation(s)	Historian, philosopher
Awards	Israel Prize (1999) Bialik Prize (1993) EMET Prize (2002)
Academic work
Institutions	Hebrew University of Jerusalem Shalom Hartman Institute
Notable works	Kabbalah: New Perspectives

Moshe Idel (Hebrew: משה אידל; born January 19, 1947) is a Romanian-born Israeli historian and philosopher of Jewish mysticism. He is Emeritus Max Cooper Professor in Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and a Senior Researcher at the Shalom Hartman Institute.