Shlomo Riskin
American-Israeli Orthodox Jewish rabbi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shlomo Riskin (born May 28, 1940) is an Orthodox rabbi, and the founding rabbi of Lincoln Square Synagogue on the Upper West Side of New York City, which he led for 20 years;[2][3][4] founding chief rabbi of the Israeli settlement of Efrat in the Israeli-occupied West Bank; former[5] dean of Manhattan Day School[6] in New York City; and founder and Chancellor of the Ohr Torah Stone Institutions, a network of high schools, colleges, and graduate Programs in the United States and Israel.
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Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin | |
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Born | Steven Riskin (1940-05-28) May 28, 1940 (age 84) 20 Iyar 5700 Brooklyn, New York |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Israel, USA |
Spouse | Victoria Pollins Riskin |
Children | 4[1] |
Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
Occupation | Founding Chief Rabbi of Efrat, Author, Chancellor |
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Successor | Rabbi Kenneth Brander |
Position | Founding rabbi |
Synagogue | Lincoln Square Synagogue |
Position | founder and Chancellor |
Organisation | Ohr Torah Stone |
Residence | Efrat, West Bank |
Semikhah | Yeshiva University |
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