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Rabbi
Kenneth Brander
Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander
Personal life
Born (1962-04-18) 18 April 1962 (age 62)
Alma materYeshiva College
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
Jewish leader
PredecessorRabbi Shlomo Riskin

Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander (Template:Lang-he; born: April 18, 1962)[1][2] is president and rosh yeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone institutions.[3][4] He is also a member of the Jewish Federations of North America’s Rabbinic Cabinet Round Table.

Biography

Education

In 1986, he received his ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.

Career

From 1990-91, Rabbi Brander was the acting rabbi of New York’s Lincoln Square Synagogue, after serving for four years as its assistant rabbi.[5]

Rabbi Brander served as the senior rabbi of the Boca Raton Synagogue for 14 years (1991 – 2005).[3][5]

From 2005-2018, he served as vice president of Yeshiva University.

In 2018, He assumed the position of president and rosh yeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone.[3][6]

Works

  • “Kabbalat Shabbat: Why Is This Night Different from All Others?” in Mitokh Ha-Ohel, From Within the Tent: The Shabbat Prayers ed. Daniel Z. Feldman and Stuart W. Halpern (Maggid Books: Jerusalem, 2016), 37-44.
  • “Fashioning Our Spiritual Garb” in Mitokh Ha-Ohel, From Within the Tent: Essays on the weekly Haftarah Reading ed. Daniel Z. Feldman and Stuart W. Halpern (Maggid Books: Jerusalem, 2011), 451-456.
  • “We have Met the Enemy … and He Is Us” in Mitokh Ha-Ohel, From Within the Tent: The Weekly Parashah ed. Daniel Z. Feldman and Stuart W. Halpern (Maggid Books: Jerusalem, 2010), 101-107.
  • “Our Members, Our Communities: A ‘Sh’ma’ Roundtable,” Sh’ma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility, October 2012, 9-13.
  • “In the Eye of the Storm: Shabbat Observance During a Hurricane or Severe WeatherEvent,” Journal of Halakha and Contemporary Society, LXIV (Fall 2012), 41-65.
  • “Ethics in Philanthropy: Should Synagogues and Mosdot Chinuch Accept Tainted Funds,” in Toward a Renewed Ethic of Jewish Philanthropy, The Orthodox Forum 19, Ed. Yossi Prager (Ktav: Jersey City, 2010), 291-306.
  • “Introduction,” Life Values and Intimacy Education: Health Education for the Jewish School, Grades 3 – 8, ed. Yocheved Debow and Anna Woloski-Wruble (Ktav: Jersey City, 2008).
  • “Foreword,” The West Side Institutional Synagogue Megilat Esther, ed. Shlomo Einhorn (I.S, Press: New York, 2008): 7-14.
  • “The Rov as a Personal Rebbe,” in Mentor of Generations: Reflections on Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik , ed. Zev Eleff (Ktav: Newark, 2008), 324-328.
  • “Sex Selection and Halakhic Ethics: A Contemporary Discussion,” Tradition 40:1 (Spring 2007), 45-78.
  • “Memories of a Giant,” in Memories of a Giant: Eulogies in Memory of Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt"l, ed. M. A. Bierman (Urim: Jerusalem and New York, 2003).
  • “Gynecological Procedures and Their Interface with Halakha,” Journal of Halakha and Contemporary Society, XLII (Fall 2001), 30-44.
  • “Artificial Insemination and Surrogate Motherhood through the Prism of Jewish Law,” B’Or Ha’Torah, XII, (2000), 59-65.
  • “Chanukah Through the Prism of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s Teachings”, Jewish Action 60:2, (Winter 1999).
  • “An Analysis of Had Gadya”, Journal of Jewish Music and Liturgy, (New York, 1995).
  • “Tutorial Programs For Hebrew Schools,” The Pedagogic Reporter: A Forum for Jewish Education, Jewish Education Service of North America, Inc., 40:1 (1989).
  • Editor, The Yeshiva University Haggadah (Ktav: New York, 1985).
  • “Laws and Approaches Regarding the Commandment to Live and Settle in Eretz Yisrael,” Beit Yitzchak, (New York, 1987) (Hebrew), 155-164.

Personal life

In 2018, he moved from the United States to Israel with his family.[3][7][8] Rabbi Brander is passionate about industrial zoning and in 2017 successfully petitioned the the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota to reconsider light industrial zoning in the area.[9]

Further reading

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References

  1. ^ "Kenneth Brander (Rabbi), 56 - Teaneck, NJ - MyLife.com". mylife.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ^ ROSENBLATT, GARY (10 October 2017). "'Huge' Moment For Advocates Of Orthodox Women Rabbis". New York Jewish Week. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Kratz, Elizabeth (25 July 2018). "Rabbi Kenneth Brander Makes Aliyah: Will Lead Ohr Torah Stone". Jewish Link of New Jersey. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ^ PALMER, JOANNE (16 August 2018). "Jewish identity, taught by emissaries and suitcases". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b "New President and Rosh HaYeshiva at OTS". Ohr Torah Stone. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Rabbi Kenneth Brander succeeds Rabbi Riskin at Ohr Torah Stone". The Jewish Star. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. ^ ZIEVE, TAMARA (26 July 2018). "SHOAH-ERA SUITCASE ARRIVES IN ISRAEL". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  8. ^ Bratt, Heidi Mae (8 August 2018). "A Dream Come True – 230 Olim Touch Down In Israel". The Jewish Press. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  9. ^ http://www.sfmeetings.org/materials/1299-materials.pdf
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