Chaim Means Life: A Novel Approach to Jewish Wisdom (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781450511032)

Hyman Gabai received his B.S. in Math and Science Education from Temple University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania. He earned a Certificate in Applied Statistics from the Graduate School of Polytechnic Institute of New York, and completed summer courses in Educational and Developmental Psychology at the New York University Graduate School of Education. Dr. Gabai taught all levels of mathematics from high school through college, as well as undergraduate and graduate courses for teachers of mathematics. He taught at University of Illinois, City College of New York, and retired as professor of mathematics at York College (CUNY). He is the author of Judaism, Mathematics, and the Hebrew Calendar, published by Jason Aronson Inc. in 2002. He is also the author of Excursions Through the Siddur, published by The Paradoxical Press in 2009. In addition, he is the author of more than thirty publications in mathematics and mathematics education, and co-author of a high school mathematics text. Dr. Gabai and his wife, Evelyn, of blessed memory, moved to Florida after they retired from teaching; he now lives in California. He is an Associate Member of Temple B'nai Jacob in Wellington, Florida, where he served as a vice president and editor of their newsletter. He is also an Associate Member of Congregation Mikveh Israel, a Sephardic synagogue where Dr. Gabai attended services and Hebrew school while growing up in Philadelphia.