Daniel Fridman (rabbi)

Jewish Priest Daniel Fridman שליט"א
S'gan Rosh Yeshiva of TABC, Rabbi of Jewish Center of Teaneck
Position Rabbi
Synagogue Jewish Center of Teaneck
Position S'gan Rosh HaYeshiva
Yeshiva Torah Academy of Bergen County
Personal details
Birth name Daniel Fridman
Nationality American
Denomination Orthodox Judaism
Residence Teaneck, New Jersey
Parents Mort Fridman and Esther Fridman
Spouse Chaya Fridman
Children Eliana, Yosef Reuven
Occupation Rabbi
Alma mater Yavneh Academy (New Jersey), The Frisch School, Yeshivat Har Etzion, Columbia University, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
Semicha Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary

Rabbi Daniel Fridman שליט"א is an Orthodox Jew who is the S'gan (Deputy) Rosh Yeshiva of TABC[1] and the Rabbi of the Jewish Center of Teaneck.[2]

Biography

Rabbi Daniel Fridman grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he attended Yavneh Academy for elementary school. Following Yavneh Academy, he attended the Frisch School, graduating in 2002. After high school, he attended Yeshivat Har Etzion. After attending Yeshivat Har Etzion, Rabbi Fridman attended Columbia University, where he majored in Biological Sciences.[3] Rabbi Daniel Fridman was a Talmid of Rabbi Michael Rosensweig at RIETS. Before living in Teaneck, Rabbi Fridman lived on the Upper West Side of New York City, where he served as the Resident Scholar of the Jewish Center of Manhattan. He also teaches at Lamdeinu, a learning program for adults based in Teaneck’s Congregation Beth Aaron.[4]

Early life

Rabbi Fridman was born in the Bronx; his parents, Drs. Esther and Morton Fridman, both psychiatrists, were residents at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine there. In 1988, his parents moved their young family — Daniel was 3, and his older brother, Ari, was 4 — to Teaneck.[5]

Personal

Daniel Fridman was raised in Teaneck, NJ, as was his wife, the former Dr. Chaya Gopin who is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Neuropsychology at Weill Cornell Medical College. Daniel and Chaya have a daughter Eliana and a son Yosef Reuven.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tabc.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=648421&type=u&pREC_ID=1032690
  2. ↑ http://www.jcot.org/site/rabbi-fridman-bio
  3. ↑ http://drisha.org/faculty/daniel-fridman/
  4. ↑ Kratz, Elizabeth. "Jewish Center of Teaneck Welcomes Rabbi Daniel Fridman", Jewish Link of New Jersey, September 8, 2016. Accessed October 8, 2017. "Rabbi Fridman was raised in Teaneck and educated at Yavneh Academy, the Frisch School, Yeshivat Har Etzion and Columbia University."
  5. ↑ http://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/welcoming-new-clergy/
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