Menachem Penner | |
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Personal | |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Modern Orthodox |
Alma mater | Yeshivat Har Etzion, Yeshiva University |
Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Yona Reiss |
Position | Rabbi Emeritus |
Synagogue | Young Israel of Holliswood, Queens |
Position | Dean |
Yeshiva | Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary |
Began | July 1, 2013 |
Semikhah | Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary |
Menachem (Marc) Penner ( Hebrew: מנחם פעננער; born 1971) is an American Modern Orthodox rabbi who is the Max and Marion Grill Dean of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University. [1] He is also the Dean of Men's Undergraduate Torah Studies Program at Yeshiva University. [2] Penner is the Rabbi Emeritus of the Young Israel of Holliswood. [3]
Following high-school, Penner attended Yeshivat Har Etzion in 1988, then headed by Aharon Lichtenstein and Yehuda Amital. [2] He graduated from Yeshiva College in 1991 and received Semicha from RIETS in 1994. [4] [3]
Penner served as the spiritual leader of the Young Israel of Holliswood in Queens for 20 years, a position he was elected to in 1996. [3] He is now the Rabbi Emeritus. He continues to teach, focusing on Tanach, Tefillah and Machshavah in Queens and in communities worldwide. [5]
In 2013, Penner was elected Max and Marion Grill Dean of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He succeeded Yona Reiss and began his deanship on July 1, 2013. [6]
Penner is the parent of an individual with special needs. He speaks across the United States on issues of families facing disabilities. [7] Penner also has a son who is a member of the LGBTQ community. [8] [9]