Assaf Bednarsh | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | 1971 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | American, Israeli |
| Denomination | Modern Orthodox |
| Alma mater | Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy, Yeshivat Har Etzion, Princeton University, Yeshiva University |
| Position |
Rosh Yeshiva; Ruth Buchbinder Mitzner Chair in Talmud and Jewish Law |
| Yeshiva | Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary |
| Residence | Alon Shevut |
| Semikhah | Rabbi 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
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
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
- ^ a b c "Faculty | Yeshiva University". www.yu.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh". Chag at Home. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ a b Bettencourt, Michael (2017-07-05). "YU in Israel: A Whirlwind of Action". Yeshiva University News. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Rav Assaf Bednarsh | Yeshivat Har Etzion". www.etzion.org.il. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Princeton community stands with Israel". The Princetonian. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh". World Mizrachi. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ a b c "Rabbi Assaf and Mrs. Leora Bednarsh". World Mizrachi. Retrieved 2022-01-21.