Menachem Penner
Personal
ReligionJudaism
NationalityAmerican
DenominationModern Orthodox
Alma materYeshivat Har Etzion, Yeshiva University
Jewish leader
PredecessorYona Reiss
PositionRabbi Emeritus
SynagogueYoung Israel of Holliswood, Queens
PositionDean
YeshivaRabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
BeganJuly 1, 2013
SemikhahRabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary

Menachem (Marc) Penner (Hebrew: מנחם פעננער; born 1971) is an American Modern Orthodox rabbi who is the Max and Marion Grill Dean of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University.[1] He is also the Dean of Men's Undergraduate Torah Studies Program at Yeshiva University.[2] Penner is the Rabbi Emeritus of the Young Israel of Holliswood.[3]

Education

Following high-school, Penner attended Yeshivat Har Etzion in 1988, then headed by Aharon Lichtenstein and Yehuda Amital.[2] He graduated from Yeshiva College in 1991 and received Semicha from RIETS in 1994.[4][3]

Career

Penner served as the spiritual leader of the Young Israel of Holliswood in Queens for 20 years, a position he was elected to in 1996.[3] He is now the Rabbi Emeritus. He continues to teach, focusing on Tanach, Tefillah and Machshavah in Queens and in communities worldwide.[5]

In 2013, Penner was elected Max and Marion Grill Dean of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He succeeded Yona Reiss and began his deanship on July 1, 2013.[6]

Personal

Penner is the parent of an individual with special needs. He speaks across the United States on issues of families facing disabilities.[7] Penner also has a son who is a member of the LGBTQ community.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Senior Leadership | Yeshiva University". www.yu.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  2. ^ a b "Etzion Education and Leadership Conference | Yeshivat Har Etzion". www.etzion.org.il. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  3. ^ a b c "Menachem Penner | Yeshiva University". www.yu.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  4. ^ Bettencourt, Michael (2017-07-05). "YU in Israel: A Whirlwind of Action". Yeshiva University News. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  5. ^ "YUTorah Online – Rabbi Menachem Penner". www.yutorah.org. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  6. ^ "Rabbi Yona Reiss to Leave Deanship, Assume Rosh Yeshiva Position". The Commentator. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  7. ^ "Rabbi Menachem Penner | Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston". www.cjp.org. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  8. ^ "Menachem Penner & Gedalia Robinson: A Child's Orientation". 18Forty. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  9. ^ Maryles, Harry (2021-03-24). "Emes Ve-Emunah: Loving a Gay Child in the World of Orthodox Judaism". Emes Ve-Emunah. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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