Ari Berman

Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman (born 1970) is the fifth and current President of Yeshiva University. His uncle is Julius Berman, who serves on the Board of Trustees of Yeshiva University and is the Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.[1]

Early life and education

Berman was raised in Queens, New York. He is a quadruple alumnus of Yeshiva University, having graduated from their Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy high school in 1987, Yeshiva College magna cum laude in 1991, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, and Bernard Revel Graduate School.

Professional career

Berman served successively as rabbinic intern, assistant rabbi, and associate rabbi at The Jewish Center of Manhattan beginning in 1994, and was promoted to be their lead rabbi in 2000. He also taught Talmud in the Stone Beit Midrash Program of Yeshiva University starting in 1998.[2][3][4]

In 2008, he left the Jewish Center and moved to Israel, where he completed a Ph.D. in Jewish thought from Hebrew University under the guidance of Dr. Moshe Halbertal, on the topic of Ger Toshav – gentiles who accept the Noahide Laws – in Jewish Law of the Middle Ages. He also served as Rosh HaMerkaz, or head, of the Heichal Shlomo Jewish Heritage Center in Jerusalem and was an instructor at Herzog College, a teachers’ college in the West Bank settlement of Alon Shvut. While in Israel, he resided in Neve Daniel with his wife and five children.[2][3][5][6]

On November 16, 2016, Berman was named President of Yeshiva University.[2][6] He began his tenure on June 5, 2017, succeeding Richard Joel. The formal investiture ceremony took place the following September 10.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rabbi Ari Berman is Top Candidate in YU Presidential Search, JTA Reports". yucommentator.org. November 12, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  2. 1 2 3 Sales, Ben (November 16, 2016). "Yeshiva U. Officially Names Ari Berman as President". Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rabbi Ari Berman Installed As Yeshiva University President". Times of Israel. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. September 12, 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman Begins Tenure as Yeshiva University's Fifth President". prnewswire.com. PR Newswire Association. June 5, 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Levine, Doron; Gelman, Lilly (November 15, 2016). "Breaking: Board Elects Rabbi Ari Berman as YU's Fifth President". yucommentator.org. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  6. 1 2 Berger, Joseph (November 17, 2016). "Yeshiva University Names Ari Berman President". New York Times. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Richard Joel		 5th President of Yeshiva University
2017–current		 Succeeded by
incumbent


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