Assaf Bednarsh
Assaf Bednarsh | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1971 |
| Nationality | American, Israeli |
| Alma mater | Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy, Yeshivat Har Etzion, Princeton University, Yeshiva University |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Modern Orthodox |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c "Faculty | Yeshiva University". www.yu.edu. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b yunews (April 24, 2007). "Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh Invested as the Ruth Buchbinder Mitzner Professor of Talmud and Jewish Law". Yeshiva University News. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh". Chag at Home. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Bettencourt, Michael (July 5, 2017). "YU in Israel: A Whirlwind of Action". Yeshiva University News. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Rav Assaf Bednarsh | Yeshivat Har Etzion". www.etzion.org.il. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Princeton community stands with Israel". The Princetonian. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh". World Mizrachi. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Rabbi Assaf and Mrs. Leora Bednarsh". World Mizrachi. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- Living people
- 1971 births
- Yeshiva University rosh yeshivas
- Israeli Modern Orthodox rabbis
- American Modern Orthodox rabbis
- Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary semikhah recipients
- 21st-century Israeli rabbis
- 21st-century American rabbis
- Yeshivat Har Etzion alumni
- Yeshivat Har Etzion faculty
- Princeton University alumni
- People from Alon Shvut