[2] His doctoral thesis titled "The Prayer of Request and its Influence in Jewish Philosophy in Spain and Provence in the Middle Ages," under the supervision of Prof. Haim Kreisel and Prof. Shalom Sadik, was approved in March 2022.
Over the years, Rabbi Stav has published several Halachic, Talmudic, and philosophical books, as well as numerous articles in Torah journals such as Tehumin, Asif, Tzohar, Assia, Emunat Itecha, Ma'alin Bakodesh, Hama'ayan, Sinai, and more, and academic articles on platforms like Sidra and AJS.
He has a regular cultural critique column in the Motzash magazine of the Makor Rishon newspaper.
Stav is married to Batya, the eldest daughter of Rabbi Rafi Feuerstein,[6] and is the father of six children.
During their engagement he co-authored with his wife the Torah anthology "Bat Kol" on Masechet Sotah.