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Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
Rabbi Jack Abramowitz served as Director of Programs for NCSY before becoming Associate Director of the Pepa and Rabbi Joseph Karasick Department of Synagogue Services.
Rabbi Jack Abramowitz served as Director of Programs for NCSY before becoming Associate Director of the Pepa and Rabbi Joseph Karasick Department of Synagogue Services. Rabbi Abramowitz holds degrees in Jewish studies, communications and Higher Education Administration. Among his accomplishments, he authored NCSY's Torah on One Foot series of educational pamphlets and created negiah.org, the first abstinence web site for Jewish teens. Rabbi Abramowitz is the author of The Shnayim Mikra Companion on Torah, The Nach Yomi Companion volumes 1 and 2 on the books of the Prophets and the Writings, and The Tzniyus Book.
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Dr. Shawn Zelig Aster
Dr. Shawn Zelig Aster is an assistant professor of Bible at Yeshiva University and has written several articles for myjewishlearning.com.
Dr. Shawn Zelig Aster is an assistant professor of Bible at Yeshiva University. Dr. Aster has held teaching and research positions at Ben Gurion University, Haifa University, Hebrew University, Bar Ilan University and the University of Pennsylvania. He has also taught Jewish studies at high schools in the United Stated and Israel. Dr. Aster received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in biblical studies and Assyriology, received his MA in Jewish studies from McGill University and his BA in government studies at Harvard University. Dr. Aster has written several articles for myjewishlearning.com, including "Ezra and Nehemiah: The Return to Zion"; "The Book of Kings: Religion Meets Geo-Politics, Ancient Style"; and "Lamenting Jerusalem's Destruction." At the recent annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature/American Academy of Religion in San Diego, Dr. Aster presented two papers: "Jerusalem Replaces Babylon: The Neo-Babylonian Background to Isaiah 60" and "Isaiah 2:2-4 and Micah 4:1-5: The Vision of the End of Days as a Reaction to Assyrian Power."
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Rabbi Chaim Brovender
Rabbi Chaim Brovender, Rosh Yeshiva of WebYeshiva.org - the world's first fully interactive online yeshiva - is president of the ATID Foundation.
Rabbi Chaim Brovender, Rosh Yeshiva of WebYeshiva.org - the world's first fully interactive online yeshiva - is President of the ATID Foundation. For over forty years as Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Hamivtar and Michlelet Bruria he has been a pioneer of Torah education in Israel.
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Rabbi Phil Chernofsky
Rabbi Phil Chernofsky is the educational director of the OU Israel Center and the editor of Torah Tidbits, the Center's weekly Torah publication distributed throughout Israel.
Rabbi Phil Chernofsky is the educational director of the OU Israel Center and the editor of Torah Tidbits, the Center's weekly Torah publication distributed throughout Israel, and available in email version (request free subscription tt@ou.org) and website: http://www.ou.org/torah/tt.
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Rabbi Moshe Elefant
Rabbi Moshe Elefant is the COO of the Orthodox Union’s Kashruth Department – the world’s largest not-for-profit kosher certification agency and charged with managing the day-to-day operations of the Orthodox Union.
Rabbi Moshe Elefant is the COO of the Orthodox Union’s Kashruth Department – the world’s largest not-for-profit kosher certification agency. Charged with managing the day-to-day operations of the Orthodox Union, Rabbi Elefant has a uniquely broad understanding of the global kosher certification industry and the practical applications of kosher in the manufacturing and consumer marketplace. The trademark symbol appears on over 400,000 industrial and consumer products, made in more than 6,000 facilities in 83 countries around the world. It is regarded as a mark of trust not only by observant Jews but by Moslems, Seventh Day Adventists, vegetarians and the lactose intolerant, as well as a broad array of health and quality conscious consumers. Rabbi Elefant is the author of numerous articles and two books on Jewish law, as well as a sought-after lecturer on Jewish legal topics and the kosher industry. Rabbi Elefant received his rabbinic ordination at Mirrer Yeshiva in Brooklyn, New York and his bachelor’s degree at Touro College in New York.
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Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom has been a dynamic educator in the Los Angeles area since 1985. His ability to reach out to today's youth and share with them his passion for Jewish learning has enriched many young lives.
Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom, a native of Los Angeles, California, attended Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavne, Rabbi Isaac Elhanan Theological Seminary and Yeshivat Har Etzion before receiving ordination from the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. Rabbi Etshalom has been a dynamic and exciting educator in the Los Angeles area since 1985. His ability to reach out to today's youth and share with them his passion for Jewish learning and Jewish life has enriched many young lives. His talents, however, are not confined to the classroom - he is an accomplished storyteller, radio host and songwriter and has published recordings of both his own stories and music. Rabbi Etshalom's first book "Between the Lines of the Bible" was published by Yashar Books; volume 2 is expected in 2010. He serves on the Administration of Yeshiva University High Schools of Los Angeles as Director of Curriculum as well as being a senior instructor in both the Boys' and Girl's divisions. He and his wife Stefanie are the proud parents of five children. See Rabbi Etshalom's first book at http://www.yasharbooks.com/Lines.html
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Rabbi Elli Fischer
Rabbi Elli Fischer, formerly the OU/ JLIC educator at the University of Maryland, is an independent translator, editor and writer. He lives in Modiin, Israel, with his wife and three children.
Rabbi Elli Fischer, formerly the OU/ JLIC educator at the University of Maryland, is an independent translator, editor and writer. He lives in Modiin, Israel, with his wife and three children. He received his MA and BA degrees from Yeshiva University and semikhah from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate. He maintains a personal weblog at adderabbi.blogspot.com.
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Rabbi Yosef Grossman
Rabbi Yosef Grossman, is Rabbinic Coordinator, Director of Kashruth Education and editor of the Daf HaKashrus at the Orthodox Union.
Rabbi Yosef Grossman, Rabbinic Coordinator, Director of Kashruth Education and editor of the Daf HaKashrus at the Orthodox Union, offers a lunch hour class on the weekly portion and Jewish holidays to the women of the OU and their friends. Join us at the OU to hear in person, or tune in to OURadio to enjoy!
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Rabbi Dovid Grossman
Rabbi Dovid Grossman learned in the Beis Medrash program of the Yeshiva of Philadelphia for 4 years. In1981, The daf yomi shiurim on this site were given from 1985 to 1992.
Rabbi Dovid Grossman learned in the Beis Medrash program of the Yeshiva of Philadelphia for 4 years. Afterward he began learning in the Lakewood Kollel. After 7 years, he went on to become one of the founding members of the Lakewood Kollel of Los Angeles in 1975. In 1981 he helped start the Yeshiva Gedola of Los Angeles, where he taught the 12th grade until 2009. Since 2009 he has moved on to become the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Hachaim, a post-high school beis medrash in Los Angeles. The daf yomi shiurim on this site were given from 1985 to 1992 for the community of Los Angeles.
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Rabbi Yaacov Haber
Rabbi Haber has been a leading force in Jewish Outreach for the past 25 years. He was a founding trustee of AJOP, the Association of Jewish Outreach Professionals.
Rabbi Haber has been a leading force in Jewish Outreach for the past 25 years. A founding trustee of AJOP, the Association of Jewish Outreach Professionals, he was the founder and director of the Torah Center of Buffalo from 1980-1990 while serving as a community rabbi in Buffalo. From Buffalo he and his family traveled to Melbourne, Australia where as a project of Kollel Bais HaTalmud he founded the Australian Institute of Torah, a national outreach and adult education program. He directed that program from 1990-1995, at which time he was sought out as National Director of Jewish Education for the Orthodox Union in the United States where he created the Internationally acclaimed and highly successful "Pardes Project." In addition to his duties at the OU, in 1996 he replaced Rabbi Berel Wein as the spiritual leader of Congregation Bais Torah in Monsey, NY. In keeping with the position of Congregation Bais Torah in the Monsey community, Rabbi Haber was involved in issues involving the greater Monsey community, and counseled hundreds of individuals in the surrounding area. Rabbi Yaacov Haber is the founder and driving force behind TorahLab. Through TorahLab, Rabbi Haber is bringing together educational and media specialists to create dynamic learning experiences which will be accessible to adults of all backgrounds and levels. Rabbi Haber has published numerous articles and books and is a sought after international lecturer. Rabbi Haber and his family are presently living in Jerusalem.
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Rabbi Menachem Leibtag
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag. founder of the Tanach Study Center, is one of pioneers of Torah Education via the Internet. He also lectures in Jewish communities and on college campuses throughout North America.
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag. founder of the Tanach Study Center (http://www.tanach.org), is one of pioneers of Torah Education via the internet. He began his study at Yeshivat Har Etzion in the mid 70's, and has served as a "rebbe" at the Yeshivah since the mid 80's. His weekly essays on Parshat Ha'shavua, read by literally thousands of subscribers world wide, introduce a vibrant analytical approach to thematic study of the Tanach and reflect over twenty-five years of experience as a teacher. Presently, Rabbi Leibtag teaches as well at Yeshivat Shalaavim, Midreshet Lindenbaum, and at the Gruss Institute of Yeshiva University in Jerusalem. He also lectures regularly in Jewish communities and on college campuses throughout North America.
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Rabbi Eric Levy
Rabbi Eric Levy is the Jewish Studies Principal of North Shore Hebrew Academy High School in Great Neck, NY. He has rabbinic ordination from both Rabbi Ephraim Greenblatt and Rav Zalman Nehemia Goldberg.
Rabbi Eric Levy is the Jewish Studies Principal of North Shore Hebrew Academy High School in Great Neck, NY. Rabbi Levy earned his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Touro College and his masters degree in Biblical Studies from Yeshiva University. He has rabbinic ordination from both Rabbi Ephraim Greenblatt and Rav Zalman Nehemia Goldberg. He spent four years at Yeshivat Har Etzion (Gush) and he served in the Israeli Army Tank Corps. Rabbi Levy’s online classes, including Daf Yomi and Bible, can be heard at http://www.ericlevy.com/Recordings/Recordings.htm .
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Rabbi Reuven Mann
Rabbi Reuven Mann received smicha from Yeshiva University. He has served as Menahel and Maggid Shiur at Yeshiva B'nei Torah in Far Rockaway, New York since its inception in 1971.
Rabbi Reuven Mann received smicha from Yeshiva University. He has served as Menahel and Maggid Shiur at Yeshiva B'nei Torah in Far Rockaway, New York since its inception in 1971. He is the Founder and Dean of Masoret Institute of Advanced Judaic Studies for Women in the Five Towns. He has been a frequent guest lecturer and Scholar-in-Residence at many synagogues and universities across the country and in Israel. Rabbi Mann has been appointed to serve as the Rabbi of the Young Israel of Phoenix, Arizona and will begin his tenure on Shabbat, Parshat Beshalach, 2010.
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Rabbi Eli Mansour
Rabbi Eli J. Mansour attended Magen David Yeshivah, Shaare Torah High School, Yeshivat Mercaz HaTorah in Israel, Ateret Torah and the Bet Midrash Gavoha in Lakewood. He later joined the Keter Sion Kollel to learn under the guidance of Rabbi Max Maslaton and received semicha.
Rabbi Eli J. Mansour attended Magen David Yeshivah, Shaare Torah High School, Yeshivat Mercaz HaTorah in Israel, Ateret Torah and the Bet Midrash Gavoha in Lakewood. He later joined the Keter Sion Kollel to learn under the guidance of Rabbi Max Maslaton and received semicha. Rabbi Mansour currently serves as rabbi at Congregation Bet Yaakob, which is temporarily housed on Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, with plans for a permanent facility with Rabbi Mansour as Rosh Bet Kennesset. He gives daily classes in mishnah, gemara, halachah, Torah, neviim, and a variety of subjects relevant to the Orthodox community. He continues to advance his learning at the Keter Sion Kollel. Rabbi Monsour has co-authored a Sephardic Haggada Shel Pesach with commentary that was published by ArtScroll. Coming soon, ArtScroll will publish a book of 1,000 Practical Halachot from lectures by Rabbi Mansour and posted on http://www.dailyhalacha.com.There are currently five web sites and a phone service, that feature Rabbi Mansour's teachings:
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Rabbi Nisson Dov Miller
Rabbi Nisson Dov Miller is the Rabbi of Congregation Etz Chaim of Sharon, Massachusetts. He is a native of St. Louis, Missouri.
Rabbi Nisson Dov Miller is the Rabbi of Congregation Etz Chaim of Sharon, Massachusetts. He is a native of St. Louis, Missouri. After learning in Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavne in Israel and in the St. Louis Rabbinical College, Rabbi Miller received his Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology from St. Louis University. Subsequenstly, he learned in Ner Israel Rabbincal College in Baltimore, Maryland from where he received his semicha.
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Rabbi Shalom Rosner
Rabbi Rosner, a musmach of RIETS, was a popular maggid shiur in YU’s Stone Beis Medrash Program and Rabbi of Congregation Bais Ephraim Yitzchok in Woodmere, NY before making aliyah in 2008.
Rabbi Rosner, a musmach of RIETS, was a popular maggid shiur in YU’s Stone Beis Medrash Program and Rabbi of Congregation Bais Ephraim Yitzchok in Woodmere, NY before making aliyah in 2008. Now a lecturer in Reishit Yerushalayim and Shaalvim, Rabbi Rosner is renowned for his ability to clarify even the most complex sugyot and for his reputation as a warm and caring rebbe.
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Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein
Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein currently serves as the Rosh Kollel of the Yeshiva University Community Kollel based at HAFTR.
Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein currently serves as the Rosh Kollel of the Yeshiva University Community Kollel based at HAFTR, is an editor of www.torahcurrents.org and is the author of the recently published Murderer in the Mikdash. Rabbi Rothstein received smicha from Yeshiva University and a doctorate in Midrash from Harvard University. He has previously served as a communal rabbi and educator, and lives in Riverdale, NY with his wife and three children.
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Britain's Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks
Jonathan Sacks has been Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth since September 1991, the sixth incumbent since the role was formalised in 1845.
Jonathan Sacks has been Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth since September 1991, the sixth incumbent since the role was formalised in 1845. Prior to taking up his current post, Rabbi Sacks was Principal of Jews' College, as well as rabbi of the Golders Green and Marble Arch synagogues. Educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he obtained first class honours in Philosophy, Jonathan Sacks pursued postgraduate studies at New College, Oxford, and King’s College London, gaining his PH. D in 1981 and rabbinic ordination from Jews' College and Yeshiva Etz Chaim. The Chief Rabbi has been a visiting professor at several universities in Britain, the United States and Israel, and is currently Visiting Professor of Theology at Kings’ College London. He holds many honorary degrees, including a Doctor of Divinity conferred to mark his first ten years in office, by the Archbishop of Canterbury. At the time of his installation, the Chief Rabbi launched a ‘Decade of Jewish Renewal’. This led to a series of innovative communal projects including Jewish Continuity, a national foundation for Jewish educational programmes and outreach; the Association of Jewish Business Ethics; the Chief Rabbinate Awards for Excellence; the Chief Rabbinate Bursaries, and Community Development, a national scheme to enhance Jewish community life. The Chief Rabbi began his second decade of office with a call to ‘Jewish Responsibility’ and a renewed commitment to the ethical dimension of Judaism. The Chief Rabbi received the Jerusalem Prize 1995 for his contribution to diaspora Jewish life, and was knighted by Her Majesty The Queen in 2005. He was made a Life Peer and took his seat in the House of Lords on 27th October 2009, where he sits on the cross benches as Baron Sacks of Aldgate in the City of London. The Chief Rabbi is a frequent contributor to radio, television and the national press. He regularly delivers BBC RADIO 4’s Thought for the Day, writes a monthly CREDO column for THE TIMES and broadcasts an annual Rosh Hashanah message on BBC 2. In 1990 he was invited by the BBC Board of Governors to deliver the annual Reith Lectures which were then published as The Persistence of Faith. The Dignity of Difference was awarded the 2004 Grawemeyer Prize for Religion, and A Letter in the Scroll a National Jewish Book Award 2000. Born in 1948 in London, he has been married to Elaine since 1970. They have three children, Joshua, Dina and Gila and four grandchildren. Many of his books have been translated into French, Italian, Dutch, German, Portuguese, Korean and Hebrew.
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Rabbi Steven Weil
Rabbi Steven Weil is Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union.
Rabbi Steven Weil is Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union. Rabbi Weil, a charismatic, sought-after orator and skilled fundraiser, is a native of upstate New York and graduate of Yeshiva University. Concurrently with his rabbinical training at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, he received an MBA in Finance at NYU’s Stern School of Business. In addition to his leadership at Beth Jacob in Beverly Hills, he dedicates his energies to serving the Harkham-Hillel Hebrew Academy, to mentoring many top young rabbis in the U.S., and to lecturing around the world as Scholar-In-Residence for such organizations as the National Young Leadership Cabinet of the United Jewish Communities.
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Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, PhD is currently the Executive Vice President, Emeritus of the Orthodox Union.
Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, PhD A talented teacher, writer and orator, Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, PhD is currently the Executive Vice President, Emeritus of the Orthodox Union. In this position, he serves as senior advisor to the lay and professional leadership of the Orthodox Union, develops educational programming for its website, and consults for its various publications. He is in the process of editing a book on Positive Jewish Parenting for OU Press. He acts as "ambassador" for the organization, travelling to synagogues and communities across America, and representing the Orthodox Union at conferences and forums all over the world.
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Rabbi Jeremy Wieder
Rabbi Jeremy Wieder has served as a Rosh Yeshiva in MYP.
Rabbi Jeremy Wieder has served as a Rosh Yeshiva in MYP. Since receiving rabbinic ordination at RIETS in 1994, Wieder has been an instructor of Bible at Yeshiva College and has held the post of counselor and mentor to the students of the Mazer Yeshiva Program. A doctoral candidate in Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University, Rabbi Wieder received a master’s degree in American Jewish History from Bernard Revel Graduate School and a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from Yeshiva College in 1991. "The breadth of Rabbi Wieder’s knowledge in Talmud and his powers of analysis greatly belie his young years. He gives promise to grow to the challenge of greatness of learning which has been the constant hallmark of Yeshiva University," emphasized Rabbi Zevulun Charlop, Dean of MYP. (Taken from www.riets.edu)
