Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander
Search for all shiurimRabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander is President and Rosh HaYeshiva of the Ohr Torah Stone network of 27 educational institutions; leadership development programs; advocacy, outreach and social action initiatives. Prior to making aliyah, Rabbi Brander was Vice President for University and Community Life at Yeshiva University (YU), taught rabbinics at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and served as the inaugural David Mitzner Dean of Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future. He served as the senior rabbi of the Boca Raton Synagogue from 1991 to 2005, overseeing its explosive growth from 60 families to more than 600 families. He is a 1984 alumnus of Yeshiva College, received his ordination from RIETS as well as a special ordination from Machon Puah center of medical ethics in Israel, and from then-Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu, in the field of medical ethics, reproductive technology and halakha. Rabbi Brander holds a Ph.D. in general philosophy and comparative literature.
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- Studying the Thoughts of Rabbi Soloveitchik & the Archaeology Surrounding the Kinot - Tisha B'Av 5780
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Dating Tips for Men- Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky Rabbi Mayer E. Twersky Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander Dr. David Pelcovitz
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- Redefining #JewishPrivilege (Devarim 5780)
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- The Ethics of Warfare: A Tribute to Israeli and American Armed Forces
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- Kibud Av Veim: Divrei Machshava and Contemporary Dilemmas
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- Purim: Its Halachik and Kabbalsitic Features
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- The Journey of the Individual and Communal Tekios
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- Excavating Ancient Jerusalem: Implications for Tanach and Halacha
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- The Right Kind of Spirituality
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- Preparing a Home & Community for Pesach
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- Parshat Bereishit: Purposeful Stories
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- U'Netaneh Tokef: Understanding its Historic, Midrashic, and Talmudic Roots
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- Putting Yourself In Danger to Save Someone Else
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- Sefirah's March Towards Freedom: Finding God in the Everyday
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National Religious Medical Concerns- Rabbi Mordechai I. Willig Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander Professor Yonaton Halevi
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- Rebuilding Without Paralysis
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- Preparing for Pesach
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- Yom Hashoah 2012
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- Is all Fair in Love and War? Just War through the Prism of secular and Jewish Thought
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- Tefillah - Preparation, Redemption, and Transformation
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- Yesodei Chanuka Al Pi Shitat HaRambam
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- Infertility in Halacha
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Plenary Session 2: A Light Unto the Nations: A Discussion on Global Responsibility- Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander Dr. John D. Loike Dr. Ofer Merin Mati Goldstein
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- The Modern State of Israel: Is Redemption Possible Through A Natural Process
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- Sefirat Ha'Omer and the Students of Rabbi Akiva Learning from Their Death the Purpose of Life
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- Venue: Cong. Rinat Yisrael (Teaneck, NJ) Machshava:Parsha:
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- Sicha: A poor “man” riding a donkey
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- Yom hak'Purim and Purim: The Journey to a Romantic Rendezvous with God
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- Series: YU Tanach Yom Iyun
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- Why Bad Things Happen to Good People: Finding Our Response to Adversity & Tragedy
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- The Tragedy of the Second Temple
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