Rabbi Dov Lipman was elected to the Nineteenth Knesset in January 2013 with the Yesh Atid Party, making him the first American-born member of Knesset in nearly thirty years. Lipman rose to national and international prominence for his role in combatting religious extremism in Bet Shemesh. He is the author of six other books about Judaism and Israel. Rabbi Lipman holds rabbinic ordination from Ner Israel Rabbinical College and a master's in education from Johns Hopkins University. He moved to Israel from Silver Spring, Maryland, in July 2004 with his wife Dena and four children