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'''Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander''' ({{lang-he|קנת ברנדר}}; born: April 18, 1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/huge-moment-for-advocates-of-orthodox-women-rabbis/|title=‘Huge’ Moment For Advocates Of Orthodox Women Rabbis|publisher=[[New York Jewish Week]]|first=GARY|last=ROSENBLATT|date=10 October 2017|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> is president and [[rosh yeshiva]] of [[Ohr Torah Stone]] institutions.<ref name="jewishlinknewjersey">{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishlinknj.com/community-news/bergen/26266-rabbi-kenneth-brander-makes-aliyah-will-lead-ohr-torah-stone|title=Rabbi Kenneth Brander Makes Aliyah: Will Lead Ohr Torah Stone|first=Elizabeth|last=Kratz|publisher=Jewish Link of New Jersey|date=25 July 2018|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="jewishstandard">{{cite web|url=https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/jewish-identity-taught-by-emissaries-and-suitcases/|title=Jewish identity, taught by emissaries and suitcases|first=JOANNE|last=PALMER|publisher=[[The Times of Israel]]|date=16 August 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> He is also a member of the [[Jewish Federations of North America]]’s Rabbinic Cabinet Round Table.
'''Kenneth Brander''' ({{lang-he|כתריאל ברנדר}}; born April 18, 1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/huge-moment-for-advocates-of-orthodox-women-rabbis/|title='Huge' Moment For Advocates Of Orthodox Women Rabbis|publisher=[[New York Jewish Week]]|first=GARY|last=ROSENBLATT|date=10 October 2017|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> is an American [[Modern Orthodox]] rabbi who is president and [[rosh hayeshiva|Rosh HaYeshiva]] of [[Ohr Torah Stone|the Ohr Torah Stone]] network of institutions.<ref name="jewishlinknewjersey">{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishlinknj.com/community-news/bergen/26266-rabbi-kenneth-brander-makes-aliyah-will-lead-ohr-torah-stone|title=Rabbi Kenneth Brander Makes Aliyah: Will Lead Ohr Torah Stone|first=Elizabeth|last=Kratz|publisher=Jewish Link of New Jersey|date=25 July 2018|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="jewishstandard">{{cite web|url=https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/jewish-identity-taught-by-emissaries-and-suitcases/|title=Jewish identity, taught by emissaries and suitcases|first=JOANNE|last=PALMER|publisher=[[The Times of Israel]]|date=16 August 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> He is a member of the [[Jewish Federations of North America]]'s Rabbinic Cabinet Round Table.


==Biography==
==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]].<ref>“The Rov as a Personal Rebbe,” in Mentor of Generations: Reflections on Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik , ed. Zev Eleff (Ktav: Newark, 2008), 324-328.</ref> 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."<ref name="personal website">{{cite web |title=Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander |url=https://ots.org.il/about/rabbi-kenneth-brander |website=Ohr Torah Stone |accessdate=16 July 2019}}</ref>


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.<ref name="ots">{{cite web|url=https://ots.org.il/president-and-rosh-hayeshiva/|title=New President and Rosh HaYeshiva at OTS|website=[[Ohr Torah Stone]]|date=5 March 2018|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> He served as the senior rabbi of the [[Boca Raton Synagogue]] for 14 years (1991–2005).<ref name="jewishlinknewjersey" /><ref name="ots" /> From 2005 to 2018, he served as vice president of [[Yeshiva University]].<ref name="personal website"/> In 2018, he assumed the position of President and [[rosh yeshiva|Rosh HaYeshiva]] of [[Ohr Torah Stone]].<ref name="jewishlinknewjersey" /><ref name="jewishstar">{{cite web|url=http://www.thejewishstar.com/stories/rabbi-kenneth-brander-succeeds-rabbi-riskin-at-ohr-torah-stone,15893|title=Rabbi Kenneth Brander succeeds Rabbi Riskin at Ohr Torah Stone|publisher=[[The Jewish Star (New York)|The Jewish Star]]|date=23 August 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref>
===Education===
In 1986, he received his ordination from the [[Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary]].

===Career===
From 1990-91, Rabbi Brander was the acting rabbi of New York’s [[Lincoln Square Synagogue]], after serving for four years as its assistant rabbi<ref name="ots">{{cite web|url=https://ots.org.il/president-and-rosh-hayeshiva/|title=New President and Rosh HaYeshiva at OTS|website=[[Ohr Torah Stone]]|date=5 March 2018|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref> where he ruled that the land to the west of the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] is not considered a separate domain to the [[Eastern seaboard of the United States]] under Jewish law.<ref>https://www.ijn.com/the-rumor-is-rabbi-brander-breathes/</ref>

Rabbi Brander has ruled that Jews are still obligated to observe [[Hanukkah]] in the twenty-first century and that they should continue to observe all eight days of the holiday.<ref>“Chanukah Through the Prism of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s Teachings”, Jewish Action 60:2, (Winter 1999).</ref>

Rabbi Brander served as the senior rabbi of the [[Boca Raton]] Synagogue for 14 years (1991 – 2005).<ref name="jewishlinknewjersey" /><ref name="ots" /> where he ruled that it is forbidden according to [[halacha]] to give a eulogy outdoors at a [[funeral]] during a hurricane due to concerns for safety.<ref>“In the Eye of the Storm: Shabbat Observance During a Hurricane or Severe WeatherEvent,” Journal of Halakha and Contemporary Society, LXIV (Fall 2012), 41-65.</ref>

From 2005-2018, he served as vice president of [[Yeshiva University]].

In 2018, He assumed the position of president and [[rosh yeshiva]] of [[Ohr Torah Stone]] <ref name="jewishlinknewjersey" /><ref name="jewishstar">{{cite web|url=http://www.thejewishstar.com/stories/rabbi-kenneth-brander-succeeds-rabbi-riskin-at-ohr-torah-stone,15893|title=Rabbi Kenneth Brander succeeds Rabbi Riskin at Ohr Torah Stone|publisher=[[The Jewish Star (New York)|The Jewish Star]]|date=23 August 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> where he ruled that women can not read from the Torah due to Jewish legal restrictions relating to infringing on the dignity of the community. <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq0IkFvmJeM</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
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*“Kabbalat Shabbat: Why Is This Night Different from All Others?” in Mitokh Ha-Ohel, From Within the Tent: The Shabbat Prayers ed. Daniel Z. Feldman and Stuart W. Halpern (Maggid Books: Jerusalem, 2016), 37-44.
*“Kabbalat Shabbat: Why Is This Night Different from All Others?” in Mitokh Ha-Ohel, From Within the Tent: The Shabbat Prayers ed. Daniel Z. Feldman and Stuart W. Halpern (Maggid Books: Jerusalem, 2016), 37–44.
*“Fashioning Our Spiritual Garb” in Mitokh Ha-Ohel, From Within the Tent: Essays on the weekly Haftarah Reading ed. Daniel Z. Feldman and Stuart W. Halpern (Maggid Books: Jerusalem, 2011), 451-456.
*“Fashioning Our Spiritual Garb” in Mitokh Ha-Ohel, From Within the Tent: Essays on the weekly Haftarah Reading ed. Daniel Z. Feldman and Stuart W. Halpern (Maggid Books: Jerusalem, 2011), 451–456.
*“We have Met the Enemy … and He Is Us” in Mitokh Ha-Ohel, From Within the Tent: The Weekly Parashah ed. Daniel Z. Feldman and Stuart W. Halpern (Maggid Books: Jerusalem, 2010), 101-107.
*“We have Met the Enemy … and He Is Us” in Mitokh Ha-Ohel, From Within the Tent: The Weekly Parashah ed. Daniel Z. Feldman and Stuart W. Halpern (Maggid Books: Jerusalem, 2010), 101–107.
*“Our Members, Our Communities: A ‘Sh’ma’ Roundtable,” Sh’ma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility, October 2012, 9-13.
*“Our Members, Our Communities: A ‘Sh’ma’ Roundtable,” Sh’ma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility, October 2012, 9–13.
*“In the Eye of the Storm: Shabbat Observance During a Hurricane or Severe WeatherEvent,” Journal of Halakha and Contemporary Society, LXIV (Fall 2012), 41-65.
*“In the Eye of the Storm: Shabbat Observance During a Hurricane or Severe WeatherEvent,” Journal of Halakha and Contemporary Society, LXIV (Fall 2012), 41–65.
*“Ethics in Philanthropy: Should Synagogues and Mosdot Chinuch Accept Tainted Funds,” in Toward a Renewed Ethic of Jewish Philanthropy, The Orthodox Forum 19, Ed. Yossi Prager (Ktav: Jersey City, 2010), 291-306.
*“Ethics in Philanthropy: Should Synagogues and Mosdot Chinuch Accept Tainted Funds,” in Toward a Renewed Ethic of Jewish Philanthropy, The Orthodox Forum 19, Ed. Yossi Prager (Ktav: Jersey City, 2010), 291–306.
*“Introduction,” Life Values and Intimacy Education: Health Education for the Jewish School, Grades 3 – 8, ed. Yocheved Debow and Anna Woloski-Wruble (Ktav: Jersey City, 2008).
*“Introduction,” Life Values and Intimacy Education: Health Education for the Jewish School, Grades 3 – 8, ed. Yocheved Debow and Anna Woloski-Wruble (Ktav: Jersey City, 2008).
*“Foreword,” The West Side Institutional Synagogue Megilat Esther, ed. Shlomo Einhorn (I.S, Press: New York, 2008): 7-14.
*“Foreword,” The West Side Institutional Synagogue Megilat Esther, ed. Shlomo Einhorn (I.S, Press: New York, 2008): 7–14.
*“The Rov as a Personal Rebbe,” in Mentor of Generations: Reflections on Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik , ed. Zev Eleff (Ktav: Newark, 2008), 324-328.
*“The Rov as a Personal Rebbe,” in Mentor of Generations: Reflections on Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, ed. Zev Eleff (Ktav: Newark, 2008), 324–328.
*“Sex Selection and Halakhic Ethics: A Contemporary Discussion,” Tradition 40:1 (Spring 2007), 45-78.
*“Sex Selection and Halakhic Ethics: A Contemporary Discussion,” Tradition 40:1 (Spring 2007), 45–78.
*“Memories of a Giant,” in Memories of a Giant: Eulogies in Memory of Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt"l, ed. M. A. Bierman (Urim: Jerusalem and New York, 2003).
*“Memories of a Giant,” in Memories of a Giant: Eulogies in Memory of Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt"l, ed. M. A. Bierman (Urim: Jerusalem and New York, 2003).
*“Gynecological Procedures and Their Interface with Halakha,” Journal of Halakha and Contemporary Society, XLII (Fall 2001), 30-44.
*“Gynecological Procedures and Their Interface with Halakha,” Journal of Halakha and Contemporary Society, XLII (Fall 2001), 30–44.
*“Artificial Insemination and Surrogate Motherhood through the Prism of Jewish Law,” B’Or Ha’Torah, XII, (2000), 59-65.
*“Artificial Insemination and Surrogate Motherhood through the Prism of Jewish Law,” B’Or Ha’Torah, XII, (2000), 59–65.
*“Chanukah Through the Prism of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s Teachings”, Jewish Action 60:2, (Winter 1999).
*“Chanukah Through the Prism of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s Teachings”, Jewish Action 60:2, (Winter 1999).
*“An Analysis of Had Gadya”, Journal of Jewish Music and Liturgy, (New York, 1995).
*“An Analysis of Had Gadya”, Journal of Jewish Music and Liturgy, (New York, 1995).
*“Tutorial Programs For Hebrew Schools,” The Pedagogic Reporter: A Forum for Jewish Education, Jewish Education Service of North America, Inc., 40:1 (1989).
*“Tutorial Programs For Hebrew Schools,” The Pedagogic Reporter: A Forum for Jewish Education, Jewish Education Service of North America, Inc., 40:1 (1989).
*Editor, The Yeshiva University Haggadah (Ktav: New York, 1985).
*Editor, The Yeshiva University Haggadah (Ktav: New York, 1985).
*“Laws and Approaches Regarding the Commandment to Live and Settle in Eretz Yisrael,” Beit Yitzchak, (New York, 1987) (Hebrew), 155-164.
*“Laws and Approaches Regarding the Commandment to Live and Settle in Eretz Yisrael,” Beit Yitzchak, (New York, 1987) (Hebrew), 155–164. {{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 2018, he moved from the [[United States]] to [[Israel]] with his family and levirate wife.<ref name="jewishlinknewjersey" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Shoah-era-suitcase-arrives-in-Israel-563476|title=SHOAH-ERA SUITCASE ARRIVES IN ISRAEL|publisher=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|first=TAMARA|last=ZIEVE|date=26 July 2018|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="jewishpress">{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/aliyah-israel/a-dream-come-true-230-olim-touch-down-in-israel/2018/08/08/|title=A Dream Come True – 230 Olim Touch Down In Israel|publisher=[[The Jewish Press]]|first=Heidi Mae|last=Bratt|date=8 August 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> Rabbi Brander is passionate about industrial zoning and in 2017 successfully petitioned the city of [[Sioux Falls]], [[South Dakota]] to reconsider light industrial zoning in the area.<ref>http://www.sfmeetings.org/materials/1299-materials.pdf</ref> Rabbi Brander served on the board of directors of an auto racing track until 2016, but did not himself participate in races due to [[vehophobia]].<ref>https://www.argusleader.com/story/sports/2016/04/15/silent-speedway-hartfords-history-auto-racing/83090374/</ref> Rabbi Brander is known to practice external respiration up to the [[alveoli]] and is a proponent of this practice.<ref>https://www.ijn.com/the-rumor-is-rabbi-brander-breathes/</ref>
In 2018, he moved from the [[United States]] to [[Israel]] with his family.<ref name="jewishlinknewjersey" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Shoah-era-suitcase-arrives-in-Israel-563476|title=SHOAH-ERA SUITCASE ARRIVES IN ISRAEL|publisher=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|first=TAMARA|last=ZIEVE|date=26 July 2018|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="jewishpress">{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/aliyah-israel/a-dream-come-true-230-olim-touch-down-in-israel/2018/08/08/|title=A Dream Come True – 230 Olim Touch Down In Israel|publisher=[[The Jewish Press]]|first=Heidi Mae|last=Bratt|date=8 August 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> He has five children.<ref name="personal website"/>


==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 12:39, 19 August 2024

Rabbi Dr.
Kenneth Brander
Brander in 2018
Personal
Born (1962-04-18) 18 April 1962 (age 62)
ReligionJudaism
Alma materYeshiva College
Jewish leader
PredecessorRabbi Shlomo Riskin
PositionPresident and Rosh HaYeshiva
OrganisationOhr Torah Stone
SemikhahRabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary

Kenneth Brander (Hebrew: כתריאל ברנדר; 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

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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]

Works

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  • “Kabbalat Shabbat: Why Is This Night Different from All Others?” in Mitokh Ha-Ohel, From Within the Tent: The Shabbat Prayers ed. Daniel Z. Feldman and Stuart W. Halpern (Maggid Books: Jerusalem, 2016), 37–44.
  • “Fashioning Our Spiritual Garb” in Mitokh Ha-Ohel, From Within the Tent: Essays on the weekly Haftarah Reading ed. Daniel Z. Feldman and Stuart W. Halpern (Maggid Books: Jerusalem, 2011), 451–456.
  • “We have Met the Enemy … and He Is Us” in Mitokh Ha-Ohel, From Within the Tent: The Weekly Parashah ed. Daniel Z. Feldman and Stuart W. Halpern (Maggid Books: Jerusalem, 2010), 101–107.
  • “Our Members, Our Communities: A ‘Sh’ma’ Roundtable,” Sh’ma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility, October 2012, 9–13.
  • “In the Eye of the Storm: Shabbat Observance During a Hurricane or Severe WeatherEvent,” Journal of Halakha and Contemporary Society, LXIV (Fall 2012), 41–65.
  • “Ethics in Philanthropy: Should Synagogues and Mosdot Chinuch Accept Tainted Funds,” in Toward a Renewed Ethic of Jewish Philanthropy, The Orthodox Forum 19, Ed. Yossi Prager (Ktav: Jersey City, 2010), 291–306.
  • “Introduction,” Life Values and Intimacy Education: Health Education for the Jewish School, Grades 3 – 8, ed. Yocheved Debow and Anna Woloski-Wruble (Ktav: Jersey City, 2008).
  • “Foreword,” The West Side Institutional Synagogue Megilat Esther, ed. Shlomo Einhorn (I.S, Press: New York, 2008): 7–14.
  • “The Rov as a Personal Rebbe,” in Mentor of Generations: Reflections on Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, ed. Zev Eleff (Ktav: Newark, 2008), 324–328.
  • “Sex Selection and Halakhic Ethics: A Contemporary Discussion,” Tradition 40:1 (Spring 2007), 45–78.
  • “Memories of a Giant,” in Memories of a Giant: Eulogies in Memory of Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt"l, ed. M. A. Bierman (Urim: Jerusalem and New York, 2003).
  • “Gynecological Procedures and Their Interface with Halakha,” Journal of Halakha and Contemporary Society, XLII (Fall 2001), 30–44.
  • “Artificial Insemination and Surrogate Motherhood through the Prism of Jewish Law,” B’Or Ha’Torah, XII, (2000), 59–65.
  • “Chanukah Through the Prism of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s Teachings”, Jewish Action 60:2, (Winter 1999).
  • “An Analysis of Had Gadya”, Journal of Jewish Music and Liturgy, (New York, 1995).
  • “Tutorial Programs For Hebrew Schools,” The Pedagogic Reporter: A Forum for Jewish Education, Jewish Education Service of North America, Inc., 40:1 (1989).
  • Editor, The Yeshiva University Haggadah (Ktav: New York, 1985).
  • “Laws and Approaches Regarding the Commandment to Live and Settle in Eretz Yisrael,” Beit Yitzchak, (New York, 1987) (Hebrew), 155–164. [citation needed]

Personal life

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In 2018, he moved from the United States to Israel with his family.[2][8][9] He has five children.[5]

Further reading

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kenneth Brander.

References

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  1. ^ ROSENBLATT, GARY (10 October 2017). "'Huge' Moment For Advocates Of Orthodox Women Rabbis". New York Jewish Week. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Kratz, Elizabeth (25 July 2018). "Rabbi Kenneth Brander Makes Aliyah: Will Lead Ohr Torah Stone". Jewish Link of New Jersey. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ PALMER, JOANNE (16 August 2018). "Jewish identity, taught by emissaries and suitcases". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  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. ^ a b c "Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander". Ohr Torah Stone. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b "New President and Rosh HaYeshiva at OTS". Ohr Torah Stone. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Rabbi Kenneth Brander succeeds Rabbi Riskin at Ohr Torah Stone". The Jewish Star. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  8. ^ ZIEVE, TAMARA (26 July 2018). "SHOAH-ERA SUITCASE ARRIVES IN ISRAEL". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. ^ Bratt, Heidi Mae (8 August 2018). "A Dream Come True – 230 Olim Touch Down In Israel". The Jewish Press. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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