yehuda liebes (; born 1947) is an israeli academic and scholar. he is the gershom scholem professor emeritus of kabbalah at the hebrew university of jerusalem. he is considered a leading scholar of kabbalah; his other research interests include jewish myth, sabbateanism, and the links between judaism and ancient greek religion, christianity, and islam. author of many books and articles, his work is often cited by other scholars. he is the recipient of the 1997 bialik prize, the 1999 gershom scholem prize for kabbalah research, the 2006 emet prize for art, science and culture, and the 2017 israel prize.