Kenneth Jeremy Wieder (born February 1971, also RKJW) is a Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) of Yeshiva University, located in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. He holds the Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus Chair in Talmud.
Rabbi Jeremy Wieder | |
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| Born | Kenneth Jeremy Wieder February 1971 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Modern Orthodox |
| Alma mater | Yeshiva University |
| Position | Rosh Yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Yeshiva University |
| Residence | Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
Wieder was one of the first Americans to win the International Bible Contest,[1] and later graduated summa cum laude from Yeshiva College in 1991, and received an M.S. in American Jewish history from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies and rabbinic ordination from RIETS in 1994. In 2005, he received a PhD in Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University. He is a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey.[2]
Wieder has over 500 lectures on Judaism captured on media and available online.
Wieder lives in Teaneck with his wife and two children.
References
edit- ^ Yair Rosenberg, ‘Jeopardy’ for Jews: Who Wants To Be the World’s Next Top Torah Scholar?, May 1, 2014, Tablet Magazine
- ^ Leichman, Abigail Klein. "Gathering of the gabbais" Archived 2016-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, Jewish Standard, February 9, 2006. Accessed August 25, 2007. "Teaneck resident Rabbi Jeremy Wieder led the latter session."
External links
edit- Shiurim by Rabbi Wieder
- Rabbi Wieder's Blog
- Vayavinu - The online home of leining and tefillah resources as well as shiurim by Rabbi Jeremy Wieder
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