David Hirsch (rabbi)
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Rabbi David Hirsch | |
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| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality |  United States of America |
| 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 resides in Passaic, New Jersey, where he is a pulpit Rabbi of Kehillas Bais Yosef,[2] and lives with his wife and five children.
Rabbi Hirsch is a prolific speaker, with almost 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. After graduating from Fasman, Hirsch spent two years studying in Yeshivat Sha'alvim in Israel.
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Rabbi Hirsch attended the Fasman Yeshiva High School in Skokie, Illinois. After graduating from Fasman, Rabbi Hirsch spent two years studying in Yeshivat Sha'alvim in Israel.
In 1990 Rabbi Hirsch graduated summa cum laude from Yeshiva College. He majored in computer science[4]. 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).
After Rabbi Hirsch was granted semikhah (rabbinic ordination) from RIETS, he was named a fellow of the Gruss Kollel Elyon.[5]
Career
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. <ref>"Home". Fleetwood Synagogue. Retrieved 2020-05-20.</refe
He then moved his family to Passiac, New Jersey where he currently serves as the rabbi of Kehillas Bais Yosef.
References
- ^ "Rabbi David Hirsch", Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.
- ^ "Kehillas Bais Yosef", GoDaven.com.
- ^ "Shiurim by Rabbi David Hirsch", YUTorah.org.
- ^ "Rabbi David Hirsch | Speakers Bureau". Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ "Rabbi David Hirsch | Speakers Bureau". Retrieved 2020-05-20.
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