Bur­ton L. Visotzky is a pro­fes­sor of midrash and inter­re­li­gious stud­ies at the Jew­ish The­o­log­i­cal Sem­i­nary. The author of 10 books, includ­ing Sage Tales: Wis­dom and Won­der from the Rab­bis of the Tal­mud, Bur­ton has been named by both The For­ward and The Dai­ly Beast as one of the 50 most influ­en­tial Jews in America.