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Riskin, Shlomo
RISKIN, SHLOMO (1940–), rabbi. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Riskin entered Yeshiva University in 1956. There he found a mentor in Rabbi Joseph B. *Soloveitchik (the Rav) and was impressed with his unique vision of Judaism, which proposed that halakhah (Jewish Law) actually deal with the most fundamental existential problems plaguing modern man.
Upon receiving his rabbinic ordination and graduating as valedictorian in 1960, Riskin was determined to open a new model of synagogue, one based on outreach and learning. This led to the opening of the renowned Lincoln Square Synagogue (lss), established in a small apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Attendance grew and a permanent structure was established on Amsterdam Avenue. By the end of the 1970s, lss had become one of the most vibrant centers for Judaism in New York and America. lss as well as other educational institutions established by Riskin were the locus of Jewish life for thousands of Jews.
By 1983, however, Riskin decided to move to Israel. Criticized by some congregants for the move, Riskin e
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Noted teacher, author and visionary, Rabbi Riskin originally hails from Brooklyn NY. Rabbi Riskin graduated summa cum laude from Yeshiva University (YU) in 1960, where he majored in Classical Language and Literature, as well as English Literature. He went on to receive semicha (rabbinical ordination) from the eminent Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, z”l at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Rabbinical Seminary (RIETS) at YU, a Master’s Degree in Jewish History from YU’s Bernard Revel Graduate School, and a Ph.D from New York University’s department of Near Eastern Languages and Literature in 1982.
As the founding rabbi of the Lincoln Square Synagogue in Manhattan, Rabbi Riskin created a focal point for an exciting approach to Orthodoxy, attracting many young intellectuals and professionals.
Yet, in 1983, Rabbi Riskin left his thriving career in Manhattan to pioneer the settlement of Efrat, south of Jerusalem; the city now numbers just over 10,000 people and is considered the most thriving, vibrant and desirable bedroom community of Jerusalem.
Upon arrival in Israel, Rabbi Riskin fo
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Shlomo Riskin
American-Israeli Orthodox Jewish rabbi
Shlomo Riskin (born May 28, 1940) is an Orthodoxrabbi, 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-occupiedWest 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.
Early career
Shlomo Riskin was born on May 28, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York. He attended the Yeshiva of Brooklyn, and graduated valedictorian, summa cum laude, from Yeshiva University in 1960, where he received rabbinic ordination under the guidance of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik.[7] In 1963, Riskin received his master's degree in Jewish history, and he completed a Ph.D. from New York University in 1982. From 1963 until 1977, he lectured and served as an Associate Professor of Tanak
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