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