Yaakov Bender [1] [2] (born 1950) is an American Orthodox rabbi. He is the rosh hayeshiva (dean) of Yeshiva Darchei Torah (Far Rockaway). [3] He was appointed [4] first as a seventh-grade rebbi (Hebrew teacher) in 1978 and less than a year later as principal. [5] Bender is a speaker, writer [6] and adviser on Jewish education.
He is an active member of the Vaad Roshei Yeshiva - the governing rabbinic board - of Torah Umesorah – National Society for Hebrew Day Schools. [7]
His parents, Rabbi Dovid and Basya Bender, were pioneering educators on the American Jewish scene. [8] His paternal grandfather, Rabbi Avraham Bender, traveled in the 1930s within the United States to raise funds for yeshivas in New York and Israel. [9]
In 1997 he was recognized as an outstanding Jewish educator by The Covenant Foundation. [10]
COVID-19 vaccination advocacy
Bender encouraged people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, saying "We haven't lived through enough?" [2] [11]
Works
- Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash [12]
- Chinuch for Today [13]
- Chinuch With Heart [14]
- Chinuch With Chessed [15]
- The Chinuch Haggadah [16] [17]
- Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash Vol. 2 [18]
- Chinuch With Simchah [19]
References
- ^ Sharon Otterman (May 16, 2018). "DeVos Visits New York Schools, but Not Ones Run by the City". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Liam Stack (September 6, 2021). "For a Second Year, Jews Mark the High Holy Days in the Shadow of Covid". The New York Times.
- ^ "darchei.org". August 23, 2018.
- ^ "HEARTFELT" (PDF). January 14, 2018.
- ^ Jeffrey Bessen (May 16, 2018). "Showing off Yeshiva Darchei Torah: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits Far Rockaway school". Long Island Herald.
- ^ "Mishpacha contributors: Rabbi Yaakov Bender".
- ^ "Torah Umesorah Staff".
- ^ Gliksman, Devorah (2009). A Tale of Two Worlds. Artscroll. ISBN 9781422608883.
- ^ Rabbi Eliezer Brand (February 3, 2021). "The Crown Has Fallen". Ami.
- ^ "1997 Covenant Award Recipient".
- ^ "Orthodox Rabbis Encourage the COVID Vaccine Ahead of Rosh Hashanah". The Jewish Exponent. September 3, 2021.
- ^ Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash. Artscroll. January 2021. ISBN 978-1-4226-2777-8.
- ^ "ArtScroll.com - Chinuch for Today - In Stock at ArtScroll!". www.artscroll.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ Chinuch With Heart: Rabbi Yaakov Bender. Artscroll. January 2018. ISBN 978-1-4226-1967-4.
- ^ Chinuch With Chessed: Rabbi Yaakov Bender. Artscroll. January 2013. ISBN 978-1-4226-1340-5.
- ^ The Chinuch Haggadah: Rabbi Yaakov Bender. Artscroll. March 2019. ISBN 978-1-4226-2287-2.
- ^ Jay Michaelson (April 5, 2019). "The Best New Haggadot And The Best Of All Time". The Forward.
- ^ Rav Yaakov * Bender on Chumash Vol. 2.
- ^ Chinuch With Simchah.
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Yaakov Bender [1] [2] (born 1950) is an American Orthodox rabbi. He is the rosh hayeshiva (dean) of Yeshiva Darchei Torah (Far Rockaway). [3] He was appointed [4] first as a seventh-grade rebbi (Hebrew teacher) in 1978 and less than a year later as principal. [5] Bender is a speaker, writer [6] and adviser on Jewish education.
He is an active member of the Vaad Roshei Yeshiva - the governing rabbinic board - of Torah Umesorah – National Society for Hebrew Day Schools. [7]
His parents, Rabbi Dovid and Basya Bender, were pioneering educators on the American Jewish scene. [8] His paternal grandfather, Rabbi Avraham Bender, traveled in the 1930s within the United States to raise funds for yeshivas in New York and Israel. [9]
In 1997 he was recognized as an outstanding Jewish educator by The Covenant Foundation. [10]
COVID-19 vaccination advocacy
Bender encouraged people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, saying "We haven't lived through enough?" [2] [11]
Works
- Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash [12]
- Chinuch for Today [13]
- Chinuch With Heart [14]
- Chinuch With Chessed [15]
- The Chinuch Haggadah [16] [17]
- Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash Vol. 2 [18]
- Chinuch With Simchah [19]
References
- ^ Sharon Otterman (May 16, 2018). "DeVos Visits New York Schools, but Not Ones Run by the City". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Liam Stack (September 6, 2021). "For a Second Year, Jews Mark the High Holy Days in the Shadow of Covid". The New York Times.
- ^ "darchei.org". August 23, 2018.
- ^ "HEARTFELT" (PDF). January 14, 2018.
- ^ Jeffrey Bessen (May 16, 2018). "Showing off Yeshiva Darchei Torah: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits Far Rockaway school". Long Island Herald.
- ^ "Mishpacha contributors: Rabbi Yaakov Bender".
- ^ "Torah Umesorah Staff".
- ^ Gliksman, Devorah (2009). A Tale of Two Worlds. Artscroll. ISBN 9781422608883.
- ^ Rabbi Eliezer Brand (February 3, 2021). "The Crown Has Fallen". Ami.
- ^ "1997 Covenant Award Recipient".
- ^ "Orthodox Rabbis Encourage the COVID Vaccine Ahead of Rosh Hashanah". The Jewish Exponent. September 3, 2021.
- ^ Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash. Artscroll. January 2021. ISBN 978-1-4226-2777-8.
- ^ "ArtScroll.com - Chinuch for Today - In Stock at ArtScroll!". www.artscroll.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ Chinuch With Heart: Rabbi Yaakov Bender. Artscroll. January 2018. ISBN 978-1-4226-1967-4.
- ^ Chinuch With Chessed: Rabbi Yaakov Bender. Artscroll. January 2013. ISBN 978-1-4226-1340-5.
- ^ The Chinuch Haggadah: Rabbi Yaakov Bender. Artscroll. March 2019. ISBN 978-1-4226-2287-2.
- ^ Jay Michaelson (April 5, 2019). "The Best New Haggadot And The Best Of All Time". The Forward.
- ^ Rav Yaakov * Bender on Chumash Vol. 2.
- ^ Chinuch With Simchah.
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