Rabbi Alter Metzger has a Doctorate in Guidance from Colombia University and is a professor of Jewish Studies at Stern College (Yeshiva University). He has written widely on Chasidic Thought and History. Rabbi Metzger is a sought after lecturer and teacher.
Rabbi Metzger is the author of The Heroic Struggle (Kehos) and Chassidic Perspective: A Festival Anthology (Kehos).