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Rabbi Hershel Reichman, along with his son Rabbi Moshe Nechemia Reichman, has authored fiveseven volumes of ''Reshimos Shiurim'' which are lucid notes and explanations of Rabbi Soloveitchik's lectures on specific sections of the [[Talmud]]. These include the ''Mesechtot'' ("[[TractateMishnah|Tractates]]s") of [[SukkotSukkah (Talmud)|Sukkah]], [[ShavuotShevuot]], [[Nedarim (tractate)|Nedarim]] and, [[Bava Kamma]]., [[Berakhot Rabbi(Talmud)|Berachot]] Reichmanand is currently working on the Reshimot Shiurim on the Mashechta of "[[Yevamot]]". The Rav gave shiur for one year on the particularyparticularly challenging tractate of [[Yevamot]] in the year of 1962-631962–63. TheAdditionally, SeferRav Reichman is expecteda toteacher beof published[[Hasidic byJudaism|Hasidism]], Septemberand is particularly fond of 2011the philosophy of the [[Shem Mishmuel]].

Reichman became the newest member of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary faculty to occupy an endowed chair when he was invested by President Richard M. Joel as the ''Bronka Weintraub Professor of Talmud'' on September 18, 2006 in the Harry Fischel Beit Midrash of Zysman Hall on the Wilf Campus.<ref>[http://spider.mc.yu.edu/news/articles/article.cfm?id=101245 Yeshiva University News - Rabbi Reichman Named to Bronka Weintraub Chair: Rabbi Harold J. Reichman Invested As Bronka Weintraub Professor in Talmud at RIETS<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720125000/http://spider.mc.yu.edu/news/articles/article.cfm?id=101245 |date=2011-07-20 }}</ref> Reichman also gives a weekly shiur at Rambam Mesivta in Lawrence, NY.

Reichman's father was born in [[Belz]], Poland to a family of [[Belz (Hasidic dynasty)|Belzer]] [[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidim]]. After World War II, Reichman's fathergrandfather served as an emissary of the Belzer [[Rebbe]], Rabbi [[Aharon Rokeach]].

One of Rabbi Reichman's sons, Rabbi Zev Reichman, is thea deanteacher ofat the Mechinah program ([[James Striar School of General Jewish Studies]]) at [[Yeshiva University]]. The younger Reichman, sometimes referred to as "Rabbi Reichman, Jr.," has written a book about Hasidic thought called [http://www.judaicapress.com/product_infoFlames-of-Faith-An-introduction-to-Chassidic-thought.php?products_id=426html ''Flames of Faith: An Introduction to Chassidic Thought''], adapted from the Torah classes of Rabbi [[Moshe Wolfson]], and has translated the book Haser Ka'as Milibecha, under the title [http://www.judaicapress.com/Remove-Anger-from-Your-Heart.html Remove Anger from Your Heart].

Another of Rabbi Reichman's sons, Rabbi Moshe Nechemia Reichman, is a senior Ra"m of Yeshivat Torat Shraga in Israel.

Reichman resides in [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]], [[New York]], and maintains a second home in [[Shilo (townstate)|ShiloNew York]], Israel.

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