Anthony Manning has an MA in Law from Oxford University and was a successful commercial lawyer and lecturer in London. He moved to Israel in 2002 in order to pursue a rabbinic career; he studied at the Jerusalem Kollel and received Semicha from Rabbi Yitzchok Berkovits and Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg zt’l. He is a member of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA).

Since 2017 Rabbi Manning has been Co-Director of Midreshet Tehillah. He is a Senior Lecturer at Midreshet Rachel V’Chaya College for Women and gives a regular weekly shiur at the OU Israel Center in Jerusalem.

Rabbi Manning has also taught at many other seminaries and educational institutions in Jerusalem. He lives with his wife Sarah in Alon Shevut and they have two married children living in Israel. Rabbi Manning is currently pursuing a doctorate in Jewish Philosophy through Yeshiva University.

In March 2023, he co-published “Reclaiming Dignity – A Guide to Tzniut for Men and Women” with Bracha Poliakoff (Mosaica Press) – click here for more details.

Rabbi Manning speaks regularly as a Scholar-In-Residence in communities across the US, Canada, UK and Israel. To invite Rabbi Manning to speak in your community, please use this Contact Form.

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