I'm a teacher, writer, poet, and translator, with particular interests in modern Yiddish poetry, and in Jewish culture at the intersections of art, history, and mysticism. My poems, essays, and translations have appeared in The Kenyon Review, Poetry Ireland Review, Slate, Image, and Jewish Currents among other publications, and I have taught at institutions including the Drisha Institute for Jewish Education, the Galicia Jewish Museum in Krakow, Poland, the Harvard Center for the Study of World Religions, and at synagogues and conferences across the United States. I live with my wife, Brittany, in Richmond, Virginia.

You can subscribe to my newsletter of Yiddish poetry in translation, Di Freyd Fun Yidishn Vort/The Joy of the Yiddish Word, on Substack. I'm currently a Translation Fellow of the Yiddish Book Center, and was recently a Scholar at the inaugural conference of Yetzirah. I'm also a co-founder and co-editor of Gashmius Magazine, an online journal dedicated to an accessible vision of Jewish mysticism.

Reach out at danieljacobkraft@gmail.com to discuss collaboration opportunities or to bring me to teach in your community.