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'''Assaf Bednarsh''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: אסף בדנרש; born 1971) is an American-Israeli [[Modern Orthodox Judaism|Modern Orthodox]] [[rabbi]] and [[Rosh yeshiva|Rosh Yeshiva]] of the [[Yeshiva University]] affiliated [[Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Faculty {{!}} Yeshiva University|url=https://www.yu.edu/riets/faculty#roshei|access-date=2022-01-21|website=www.yu.edu}}</ref> He is [[Kollel|Rosh Kollel]] for the Gruss Kollel in [[Jerusalem]], a title previously held by [[Aharon Lichtenstein]], and he is the first Ruth Buchbinder Mitzner Chair in [[Talmud]] and [[Jewish law|Jewish Law]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=yunews|date=2007-04-24|title=Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh Invested as the Ruth Buchbinder Mitzner Professor of Talmud and Jewish Law|url=https://blogs.yu.edu/news/rabbi-assaf-bednarsh-invested-as-the-ruth-buchbinder-mitzner-professor-of-talmud-and-jewish-law/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Yeshiva University News|language=en-US}}</ref> He also teaches at [[Yeshivat Har Etzion]] in [[Alon Shvut|Alon Shevut]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh|url=https://www.ou.org/sinai/speakers/rabbi-assaf-bednarsh/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Chag at Home|language=en}}</ref>
'''Assaf Bednarsh''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: אסף בדנרש; born December 29, [[1971]]) is an American–Israeli [[Modern Orthodox Judaism|Modern Orthodox]] [[rabbi]] and [[Rosh yeshiva]] of the [[Yeshiva University]] affiliated [[Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Faculty {{!}} Yeshiva University|url=https://www.yu.edu/riets/faculty#roshei|access-date=2022-01-21|website=www.yu.edu}}</ref> He is [[Kollel|Sgan Rosh Kollel]] for the Gruss Kollel in [[Jerusalem]], and he is the first Ruth Buchbinder Mitzner Chair in [[Talmud]] and [[Jewish law]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=yunews|date=2007-04-24|title=Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh Invested as the Ruth Buchbinder Mitzner Professor of Talmud and Jewish Law|url=https://blogs.yu.edu/news/rabbi-assaf-bednarsh-invested-as-the-ruth-buchbinder-mitzner-professor-of-talmud-and-jewish-law/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Yeshiva University News|language=en-US}}</ref> He also teaches at [[Yeshivat Har Etzion]] in [[Alon Shvut|Alon Shevut]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh|url=https://www.ou.org/sinai/speakers/rabbi-assaf-bednarsh/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Chag at Home|language=en}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Bednarsh was born in the [[United States]] in 1971. He graduated from the [[Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy]], the [[Yeshiva University]] High School for Boys, in 1989.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Bettencourt|first=Michael|date=2017-07-05|title=YU in Israel: A Whirlwind of Action|url=https://blogs.yu.edu/news/yu-in-israel-a-whirlwind-of-action/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Yeshiva University News|language=en-US}}</ref> He went on to learn at [[Yeshivat Har Etzion]], then headed by[[Aharon Lichtenstein]] and [[Yehuda Amital]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rav Assaf Bednarsh {{!}} Yeshivat Har Etzion|url=https://www.etzion.org.il/en/authors/rav-assaf-bednarsh|access-date=2022-01-21|website=www.etzion.org.il}}</ref> He holds a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Princeton University]], from which he graduated in 1992, and an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[Jewish history|Jewish History]] from [[Yeshiva University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Princeton community stands with Israel|url=https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2021/05/princeton-israel-hamas-rockets-antisemitism|access-date=2022-01-21|website=The Princetonian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh|url=https://mizrachi.org/speaker/rabbi-assaf-bednarsh/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=World Mizrachi|language=en-US}}</ref> Bednarsh received his [[Semikhah|Semichah]] from the [[Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary]] in 1997.<ref name=":3"/>
Bednarsh was born in [[Kfar Etzion]], Israel in 1971, and moved to the United States with his parents 8 months later. He graduated from the [[Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy]], the [[Yeshiva University]] High School for Boys, in 1989.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Bettencourt|first=Michael|date=2017-07-05|title=YU in Israel: A Whirlwind of Action|url=https://blogs.yu.edu/news/yu-in-israel-a-whirlwind-of-action/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Yeshiva University News|language=en-US}}</ref> He went on to learn at [[Yeshivat Har Etzion]], then headed by [[Aharon Lichtenstein]] and [[Yehuda Amital]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rav Assaf Bednarsh {{!}} Yeshivat Har Etzion|url=https://www.etzion.org.il/en/authors/rav-assaf-bednarsh|access-date=2022-01-21|website=www.etzion.org.il}}</ref> He holds a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Princeton University]], from which he graduated in 1992, and an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[Jewish history]] from [[Yeshiva University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Princeton community stands with Israel|url=https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2021/05/princeton-israel-hamas-rockets-antisemitism|access-date=2022-01-21|website=The Princetonian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh|url=https://mizrachi.org/speaker/rabbi-assaf-bednarsh/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=World Mizrachi|language=en-US}}</ref> Bednarsh received his [[Semikhah|Semichah]] from the [[Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary]] in 1997.<ref name=":3"/>


Bednarsh served as a [[Maggid Shiur]] and assistant director of Yeshiva University’s Graduate Program for Women in Advanced Talmudic Studies, and as a Rebbe at [[Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy|TMSTA]] – Yeshiva University High School.<ref name=":2"/>
Bednarsh served as a [[Maggid Shiur]] and assistant director of Yeshiva University's Graduate Program for Women in Advanced Talmudic Studies, and as a Rebbe at [[Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy|TMSTA]] – Yeshiva University High School.<ref name=":2"/>


In 2004, Bednarsh moved to [[Israel]] with his family on [[Aliyah]] from [[New York City|New York]], leaving his positions at [[Yeshiva University]] to take on new positions in Israel.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Rabbi Assaf and Mrs. Leora Bednarsh|url=https://mizrachi.org/speaker/rabbi-assaf-and-mrs-leora-bednarsh/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=World Mizrachi|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2004, Bednarsh moved to Israel with his family on [[Aliyah]] from New York City, leaving his positions at [[Yeshiva University]] to take on new positions in Israel.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Rabbi Assaf and Mrs. Leora Bednarsh|url=https://mizrachi.org/speaker/rabbi-assaf-and-mrs-leora-bednarsh/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=World Mizrachi|language=en-US}}</ref>


On April 14, 2007 he was invested as the first Ruth Buchbinder Mitzner Chair of [[Talmud]] and [[Halakha|Jewish Law]] of the [http://www.yu.edu/riets/kollellim/gruss/ Gruss Kollel] in Jerusalem.<ref name=":1"/> Bednarsh also serves a [[Rosh yeshiva|Rosh Yeshiva]] for YU and works at [[Yeshivat Har Etzion]].<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":2"/>
On April 14, 2007 he was invested as the first Ruth Buchbinder Mitzner Chair of [[Talmud]] and [[Halakha|Jewish Law]] of the Gruss Kollel in Jerusalem.<ref name=":1"/> Bednarsh also serves as [[Rosh yeshiva]] for YU and teaches at [[Yeshivat Har Etzion]].<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":2"/>


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Assaf Bednarsh
Personal
Born1971
ReligionJudaism
NationalityAmerican, Israeli
DenominationModern Orthodox
Alma materMarsha Stern Talmudical Academy, Yeshivat Har Etzion, Princeton University, Yeshiva University
PositionRosh Yeshiva;
Ruth Buchbinder Mitzner Chair in Talmud and Jewish Law
YeshivaRabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
ResidenceAlon Shevut
SemikhahRabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary

Assaf Bednarsh (Hebrew: אסף בדנרש; born December 29, 1971) is an American–Israeli Modern Orthodox rabbi and Rosh yeshiva of the Yeshiva University affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.[1] He is Sgan Rosh Kollel for the Gruss Kollel in Jerusalem, and he is the first Ruth Buchbinder Mitzner Chair in Talmud and Jewish law.[2] He also teaches at Yeshivat Har Etzion in Alon Shevut.[3]

Biography

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Bednarsh was born in Kfar Etzion, Israel in 1971, and moved to the United States with his parents 8 months later. He graduated from the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy, the Yeshiva University High School for Boys, in 1989.[4] He went on to learn at Yeshivat Har Etzion, then headed by Aharon Lichtenstein and Yehuda Amital.[5] He holds a B.A. from Princeton University, from which he graduated in 1992, and an M.A. in Jewish history from Yeshiva University.[6][7] Bednarsh received his Semichah from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary in 1997.[4]

Bednarsh served as a Maggid Shiur and assistant director of Yeshiva University's Graduate Program for Women in Advanced Talmudic Studies, and as a Rebbe at TMSTA – Yeshiva University High School.[3]

In 2004, Bednarsh moved to Israel with his family on Aliyah from New York City, leaving his positions at Yeshiva University to take on new positions in Israel.[8]

On April 14, 2007 he was invested as the first Ruth Buchbinder Mitzner Chair of Talmud and Jewish Law of the Gruss Kollel in Jerusalem.[2] Bednarsh also serves as Rosh yeshiva for YU and teaches at Yeshivat Har Etzion.[1][3]

Personal

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Bednarsh is married to Leora Bednarsh, a graduate of Drisha’s Scholars’ Circle, Yoetzet Halacha.[8]

The Bednarsh family resides in Alon Shevut, where Yeshivat Har Etzion is located.[1] They have seven children.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Faculty | Yeshiva University". www.yu.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  2. ^ a b yunews (2007-04-24). "Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh Invested as the Ruth Buchbinder Mitzner Professor of Talmud and Jewish Law". Yeshiva University News. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  3. ^ a b c "Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh". Chag at Home. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. ^ a b Bettencourt, Michael (2017-07-05). "YU in Israel: A Whirlwind of Action". Yeshiva University News. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  5. ^ "Rav Assaf Bednarsh | Yeshivat Har Etzion". www.etzion.org.il. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  6. ^ "Princeton community stands with Israel". The Princetonian. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  7. ^ "Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh". World Mizrachi. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  8. ^ a b c "Rabbi Assaf and Mrs. Leora Bednarsh". World Mizrachi. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
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