Kenneth Brander

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Kenneth Brander (born April 18, 1962)[1] is an American Modern Orthodox rabbi who is president and Rosh HaYeshiva of the Ohr Torah Stone network of institutions.[2][3] He is a member of the Jewish Federations of North America's Rabbinic Cabinet Round Table.

Biography

Brander is a 1984 alumnus of Yeshiva College and received his ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary where he was a student of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik.[4] He studied at Florida Atlantic University, obtaining a PhD in general philosophy and comparative literature. His dissertation was titled "The Temple in Jerusalem Idealized and the Historic-Synagogue-Institution: A Study in Synagogue Purposes in an American Context."[5]

From 1990 to 1991, Brander was the acting rabbi of New York's Lincoln Square Synagogue, after serving for four years as its assistant rabbi.[6] He served as the senior rabbi of the Boca Raton Synagogue for 14 years (1991–2005).[2][6] From 2005 to 2018, he served as vice president of Yeshiva University.[5] In 2018, he assumed the position of President and Rosh HaYeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone.[2][7]

Notes

  1. 'Huge' Moment For Advocates Of Orthodox Women Rabbis.  New York Jewish Week.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rabbi Kenneth Brander Makes Aliyah: Will Lead Ohr Torah Stone.  Jewish Link of New Jersey.
  3. Jewish identity, taught by emissaries and suitcases.  The Times of Israel.
  4. “The Rov as a Personal Rebbe,” in Mentor of Generations: Reflections on Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik , ed. Zev Eleff (Ktav: Newark, 2008), 324-328.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander.  Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  6. 6.0 6.1 New President and Rosh HaYeshiva at OTS.
  7. Rabbi Kenneth Brander succeeds Rabbi Riskin at Ohr Torah Stone.  The Jewish Star.