September 25,
2001
OU
Appoints Rabbi Weinreb As Top Professional
Rabbi Weinreb Says Community
Dialogue, Adding Value and Growth, Top Agenda
The Orthodox Union (OU) has
appointed Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb of Baltimore, MD, as the
organization’s new Executive Vice President. The choice, which was
the result of a nationwide search, was confirmed last night by the
organization’s Executive Board at a meeting in New York.
A widely
respected scholar and orator, Rabbi Weinreb is also a psychotherapist
who has campaigned to place social issues, such as domestic violence,
on the agenda of the Orthodox world. As spiritual leader of
Congregation Shomrei Emunah in Baltimore, which grew from 160 families
to more than 400 under his guidance and leadership during the past 12
years, he has also been extensively involved with the local Federation
and with the larger community in general.
“I
am indeed honored to have been selected to lead the Orthodox Union at
such an significant juncture,” said Rabbi Weinreb.
“The OU plays a vital role in the lives of American Jews and
I hope to help expand and enhance its programming and services,
particularly in the difficult emotional and economic climate that we
now face.” Rabbi
Weinreb will begin working on a full time basis in January 2002, but
will begin creating his blueprint for the future in the interim.
Rabbi
Weinreb received his semicha (rabbinic ordination) from the
Rabbi Jacob Joseph Yeshiva in New York, was graduated from the New
School for Social Research with a Masters in psychology and received
his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Maryland.
Before taking on his duties as a pulpit rabbi, he served as
Assistant Supervisor of Psychological Services for the Prince
George’s County Public Schools, Chief Psychologist of the Potomac
Foundation for Mental Health and maintained a private practice of
psychotherapy.
Rabbi
Weinreb is the rabbinic liaison for NEFESH: North American Network of
Orthodox Mental Health Professionals. He is a past vice president of
the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), has served on the Rabbinic
Cabinet of United Jewish Communities and was formerly a member of the
Ethics Committee of the Veterans Administration Hospitals.
Locally,
Rabbi Weinreb is vice president of the Rabbinical Council of Greater
Baltimore, a member of the board of directors of the Associated Jewish
Community Federation of Baltimore, the Jewish National Fund, and the
executive committee of the Baltimore Bet Din where he serves as a
Dayan (rabbinical judge).
OU
President Harvey Blitz commented, “As an organization, we are very
excited to be appointing someone like Rabbi Weinreb, a man coming to
us with such an impressive range of talents and experiences, as our
top professional. I
eagerly look forward to working with him and seeing his visions take
root as the organization moves to new heights.”
Rabbi
Weinreb and his wife, Chavi have three children and 10 grandchildren.
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Orthodox Union, now in its second century of service to the Jewish
community of America and beyond, is a world leader in youth work,
advocacy for persons with disabilities, synagogue services, adult
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