David Hirsch (rabbi)
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| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Alma mater | Yeshiva University |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Kehillas Bais Yosef, Passaic, New Jersey |
| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | RIETS |
| Semikhah | RIETS |
David Hirsch (born 1968) is a Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University in New York City where he holds the Eva, Morris, and Jack K. Rubin Memorial Chair in Rabbinics.[1]
Rabbi Hirsch grew up in Peoria, Illinois and attended the Fasman Yeshiva High School in Skokie, Illinois. After graduating from Fasman, Hirsch spent two years studying in Yeshivat Sha'alvim in Israel. He later graduated summa cum laude from Yeshiva College. He has been a Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University since 2000. In addition to his role as Rosh Yeshiva in RIETS, Rabbi Hirsch also serves as the spiritual leader and rav of Kehillas Bais Yosef, in Passaic, New Jersey.[2][3]
Rabbi Hirsch is a prolific speaker, with over 1,000 lectures on Judaism captured on media and available online.[3]
Early life
Rabbi Hirsch grew up in Peoria, Illinois and attended the Fasman Yeshiva High School in Skokie, Illinois. He was the captain of his high school basketball team. After graduating from Fasman, Hirsch spent two years studying in Yeshivat Sha'alvim in Israel. Rabbi Hirsch studied under Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg during that time.[4] He continued his learning at the Chevron Yeshiva in Israel.
In 1990 Rabbi Hirsch graduated summa cum laude from Yeshiva College. He majored in computer science.[5] Upon graduation, Rabbi Hirsch received the Rothman Award for Excellence in Talmud.
He earned his MS degree in Jewish education from the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration in 1993. That same year, he was ordained at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). He also received semikhah (rabbinic ordination) from Rabbi Zalman Nechemiah Goldberg.
After Rabbi Hirsch was granted semikhah from RIETS, he was named a fellow of the Gruss Kollel Elyon.[6]
Career
On June 7, 2000, Rabbi Hirsch was appointed Rosh Yeshiva, Stone Beit Midrash Program (SBMP), where he taught for seven years. He also served as an assistant to the Rosh Kollel of the Katz Kollel.[7] He was later appointed to Rosh Yeshiva in the Mazer Yeshiva Program where he currently teaches.
As a pulpit rabbi, Rabbi Hirsch served as the senior rabbi at the Fleetwood Synagogue, a Modern Orthodox shul located in Southern Westchester, Mt. Vernon, just outside of New York City.[8] He then moved his family to Passiac, New Jersey, where he currently serves as the rabbi of Kehillas Bais Yosef.
During the summer months, Rabbi Hirsch has served as rosh kollel for many years, including at Camp Lavi in the Poconos, and at his own Passaic Summer Kollel in New Jersey.
Works
Rabbi Hirsch is a prolific speaker, with over 1,000 lectures on Judaism captured on media and available online.[3] Rabbi Hirsch has published hundreds of articles and Dvrei Torah. He published his first sefer, called, V'Yosef Dovid.
Personal life
Rabbi Hirsch lives in Passaic, NJ with his wife, Miriam, a professor at Stern College for Women. They have five children.
References
- ^ "Rabbi David Hirsch", Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.
- ^ "Kehillas Bais Yosef", GoDaven.com.
- ^ a b c Rabbi David Hirsch, YU Torah. Accessed February 7, 2022. "A native of Peoria, Illinois, he is married to Miriam Hirsch. They have five children and live in Passaic, NJ, where he is the rav of Kehilas Beis Yosef."
- ^ see the introduction to his book יוסף דוד
- ^ "Rabbi David Hirsch | Speakers Bureau". Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Rabbi David Hirsch | Speakers Bureau". Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary | Yeshiva University". www.yu.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Home". Fleetwood Synagogue. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
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