YITZHAK SHALEV (1919-1992) was born in Tiberias and grew up in Jerusalem, where he lived and raised his family (among them the novelist-to-be Meir Shalev), trained generations at the David Yellin Teachers’ Seminary, and innovated the teaching of the Bible through the method of walking tours.

In addition to Parashat Gavriel Tirosh (The Gavriel Tirosh Affair), Yitzhak Shalev published six volumes of poetry and two novels – Dam VeRuach (Blood and Spirit) and Tachat HaTut (Under the Mulberry Tree) – as well as essays on public affairs, literature, and the Bible.