Benjamin Brown (born July 1, 1966 in
Tel Aviv) is an Israeli professor, researcher of Judaism and Jewish thought, lecturer at the Department of Jewish thought at
Hebrew University[1] and a researcher at the
Israel Democracy Institute.[2] Brown is known for his studies on
Orthodox Judaism, especially the ultra-Orthodox
community, from the
theological,
Jewish-legal and
historical perspectives.[3] Among other topics, he was the first to trace the development of the
conceptDaas Torah and its various usages in the
Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) world. In addition, he published many papers about the Jewish legal ruling system (
Halakhah), the
Musar movement and the Hasidic movement. In his studies, Brown incorporates concepts, models and analytical tools originating from general
philosophy, including legal philosophy.