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Yonason Sacks is an Orthodox rabbi and the Rosh Yeshiva of Lander College for Men, a division of Touro University, as well as the spiritual leader of the Agudas Yisroel Bircas Yaakov^[1] in Passaic, New Jersey.

Family

Sacks' grandfather was one of the leaders of Jewish education in Chicago, Illinois, and his great-grandfather was the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank. Sacks dedicated his first book, Chemdas Yomim (focusing on the laws of the Sabbath) in memory of his father.

Sacks lives with his family in Passaic.

Bildung

Sacks attended the high school headed by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin and Rabbi Pinchas Bak in Riverdale, New York in the mid 1970s.

Sacks graduated from Yeshiva University in 1981 and was ordained by the University's affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary in 1984. Two years later, he was awarded yadin yadin semicha.

Rosh Yeshiva

Sacks was rosh yeshiva at Yeshiva University from 1994 until 2012, when he became rosh yeshiva at Beis Midrash L'Talmud, a part of Lander College, a division of Touro University.

Works

Sacks is the author of more than 45 Jewish books, including:

Hagadas Chazon L'Yomim (Hebrew and English)
Chazon L'Yomim 1, 2 & 3 on Tractates Pesachim and Beitzah
Chemdas Yomim on the laws of Shabbos
Orchos Yomim on kriyas shema and shmoneh esrei
Yimei Temimim on Pirkei Avos
Yimei HaPurim on the holiday of Purim
Yimei HaSefira on the days of Sefirat Ha'omer
Yom HaZikaron on the holiday of Rosh Hashanah
Yimei Chanuka on the holiday of Chanukah
Vihigasa Bo Yomam Valaya, a three-part series on mitzvos, Torah study, and middos

References

^ "RABBI YONASON SACKS". AGUDAS YISROEL BIRCAS YAAKOV of PASSAIC. Retrieved 2019-04-28.

External links

Articles and audio at torahweb.org
Biography of Rabbi Yonason Sacks at yutorah.org

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[1] "RABBI YONASON SACKS". AGUDAS YISROEL BIRCAS YAAKOV of PASSAIC. Retrieved 2019-04-28.

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-'''Yonason Sacks''' is an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[rabbi]] and [[rosh yeshiva]] at [[Yeshiva University]], as well as the spiritual leader of the '''Agudas Yisroel of Passaic Park''' in [[Passaic, New Jersey]].
+'''Yonason Sacks''' is an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[rabbi]] and the [[Rosh Yeshiva]] of [[Lander College]] for Men, a division of [[Touro University System|Touro University]], as well as the spiritual leader of the '''Agudas Yisroel Bircas Yaakov'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ayby.org/rabbi-yonason-sacks.html|title=RABBI YONASON SACKS|website=AGUDAS YISROEL BIRCAS YAAKOV of PASSAIC|language=en|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref> in [[Passaic, New Jersey]].
+==Family==
-On May 15th 2012 it was announced that Rabbi Sacks has been appointed Rosh HaYeshiva of Beis Medresh L'Talmud/ [[Lander College]] for Men, a division of Touro College.
+Sacks' grandfather was one of the leaders of Jewish education in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], and his great-grandfather was the [[Chief Rabbi]] of [[Jerusalem]], Rabbi [[Tzvi Pesach Frank]].  Sacks dedicated his first book, ''Chemdas Yomim'' (focusing on the laws of the Sabbath) in memory of his father.
+Sacks lives with his family in Passaic.
-==Family history==
-Rabbi Sacks' father was one of the leaders of Jewish education in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], and his great-grandfather was the [[Chief Rabbi]] of [[Jerusalem]], Rabbi [[Tzvi Pesach Frank]].  Rabbi Sacks dedicated his first book, ''Chemdas Yomim'' (focusing on the laws of the Sabbath) in memory of his father.
 ==Education==
+Sacks attended the high school headed by Rabbi [[Shlomo Riskin]] and Rabbi [[Pinchas Bak]] in [[Riverdale, New York]] in the mid 1970s.
+Sacks graduated from Yeshiva University in 1981 and was ordained by the University's affiliated [[Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary]] in 1984.  Two years later, he was awarded ''yadin yadin semicha''.
-Rabbi Sacks attended the high school headed by Rabbi [[Shlomo Riskin]] and Rabbi [[Pinchas Bak]] in [[Riverdale, New York]] in the mid 1970's.
+==Rosh Yeshiva==
-Rabbi Sacks graduated from Yeshiva University in 1981 and was ordained by the University’s affiliated [[Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary]] in 1984.  Two years later, he was awarded Semikha Yadin Yadin, an advanced rabbinic ordination enabling him to serve as a [[posek]] - decisor of Jewish law.
+Sacks was [[rosh yeshiva]] at [[Yeshiva University]] from 1994 until 2012, when he became rosh yeshiva at Beis Midrash L'Talmud, a part of Lander College, a division of Touro University.
-==Educational method==
-When giving a shiur Rabbi Sacks uses a two step approach to topic analysis.  First, in an effort to understand the topic in a wider context than the case at hand, Rabbi Sacks will branch out into other areas of [[halacha]] (Jewish Law) examining the topic as it appears throughout the [[Talmud]].  The information gleaned<!--Please don't change this wording, as the term "gleaned" is one of Rabbi Sacks' signature phrases--> from the broad analysis is applied to the case at hand. Secondly, Rabbi Sacks will elaborate on parenthetical points made by the [[Gemara]], giving his students a background in these important issues.
 ==Works==
-Sacks is the author of multiple books on Jewish law:
+Sacks is the author of more than 45 Jewish books, including:
-*''Hagadas Chazon L'Yomim
+*''[[Haggadah|Hagadas]] Chazon L'Yomim (Hebrew and English)
-*''Chazon L'Yomim 1, 2 & 3'', which focuses on Tractate [[Pesachim]], [[Beitzah]]
+*''Chazon L'Yomim 1, 2 & 3'' on Tractates [[Pesachim]] and [[Beitzah]]
-*''Chemdas Yomim'', which focuses on the laws of [[Shabbos]]
+*''Chemdas Yomim'' on the laws of [[Shabbos]]
-*''Orchos Yomim'', which focuses on [[Shema Yisrael|kriyas shema]] and [[Amidah|shmoneh esrei]]
+*''Orchos Yomim'' on [[Shema Yisrael|kriyas shema]] and [[Amidah|shmoneh esrei]]
-*''Yimei Temimim'', which focuses on [[Pirkei Avos]]
+*''Yimei Temimim'' on [[Pirkei Avos]]
-*''Yimei HaPurim'', which focuses on the holiday of Purim
+*''Yimei HaPurim'' on the holiday of [[Purim]]
-*''Yimei HaSefira'', which focuses on the days of Sefirat Ha'omer
+*''Yimei HaSefira'' on the days of [[Sefirat Ha'omer]]
+*''Yom HaZikaron'' on the holiday of [[Rosh Hashanah]]
+*''Yimei Chanuka'' on the holiday of [[Chanukah]]
+*''Vihigasa Bo Yomam Valaya'', a three-part series on [[mitzvos]], [[Torah study]], and [[middos]]
-==References and external links==
+==References==
+<references />
-* [http://www.torahweb.org/sacks.html TorahWeb articles and audio]
-* [http://www.yutorah.org/bio.cfm/80151/Rabbi_Yonason_Sacks/ Biography of Rabbi Yonason Sacks]
+==External links==
+* [http://www.torahweb.org/author/rsac.html Articles and audio] at torahweb.org
+* [http://www.yutorah.org/Rabbi_Yonason_Sacks Biography of Rabbi Yonason Sacks] at yutorah.org
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+[[Category:American Orthodox rabbis]]
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+[[Category:People from Passaic, New Jersey]]
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