Jeremy Wieder
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Rabbi Jeremy Wieder is a Rosh Yeshiva
at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
of Yeshiva University
, located in the Washington Heights
neighborhood of Manhattan
, New York
. He holds the Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus Chair in Talmud.
Rabbi Wieder was one of the first Americans to win the International Bible Contest, 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
. In 2005, he received a PhD in Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University
. He is a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey
.
Rabbi Wieder is a prolific scholar, with over 500 lectures on Judaism captured on media and available online.
Rabbi Wieder lives in Teaneck with his wife and two children.
Rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...
at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary , or Yeshivat Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan, is the rabbinical seminary of Yeshiva University, located in Washington Heights, New York. It is named after Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, who died the year it was founded, 1896...
of Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a research university ranked as 45th in the US among national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2012...
, located in the Washington Heights
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the...
neighborhood of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He holds the Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus Chair in Talmud.
Rabbi Wieder was one of the first Americans to win the International Bible Contest, and later graduated summa cum laude from Yeshiva College
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a research university ranked as 45th in the US among national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2012...
in 1991, and received an M.S. in American Jewish history
American Jewish History
American Jewish History is an academic journal and the official publication of the American Jewish Historical Society. The journal was established in 1892 and focuses on all aspects of the American Jewish experience including discussions of culture, religion, and politics...
from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies
Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies
The Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies was Yeshiva University’s first graduate school. Founded in 1937, it was named for Yeshiva University's first president, Bernard Revel...
. In 2005, he received a PhD in Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. He is a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
.
Rabbi Wieder is a prolific scholar, with over 500 lectures on Judaism captured on media and available online.
Rabbi Wieder lives in Teaneck with his wife and two children.