Rabbi Jeremy Kagan grew up in Hawaii and attended Yale University, where he received a B.A. in Philosophy. His first book The Jewish Self: Recovering Spirituality in the Modern World was much acclaimed. His second book: The Choice to Be: A Jewish Path to Self and Spirituality received the National Jewish Book Award for Modern Jewish Thought. His third book is in the process of being published: The Intellect and the Exodus: Authentic Faith in a Complex Age.