Hershel Reichman

Hershel Reichman

Hershel Reichman (רב צבי יוסף רייכמאן) is a and Orthodox Jewish rabbi and rosh yeshiva of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, an affiliate of Yeshiva University.

Education

Reichman received a BA from Yeshiva University and Ph.D. in Operations Research from New York University (NYU). Reichman considers himself primarily a student of the twentieth century Talmudic genius Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. However, Reichman officially received his rabbinical ordination (semicha) from Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, with whom he studied Jewish Law in a private tutorial. In addition, Reichman is known for his passionate support of Religious Zionism.

Books

Reichman has authored five volumes of "Reshimos Shiurim" which are lucid notes and explanations of Rabbi Soloveitchik's lectures on specific sections of the Talmud. These include the "Mesechtot" ("Tractates") of Sukkah, Shavuot, Nedarim and Bava Kamma. Additionally, Reichman is a teacher of Hasidism, and is particularly fond of the philosophy of the Shem Mishmuel.

Professorship

Reichman became the newest member of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary faculty to occupy an endowed chair when he was invested by President Richard M. Joel as the "Bronka Weintraub Professor of Talmud" on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2007 in the Harry Fischel Beit Midrash of Zysman Hall on the Wilf Campus. [ [http://spider.mc.yu.edu/news/articles/article.cfm?id=101245 Yeshiva University News - Rabbi Reichman Named to Bronka Weintraub Chair: Rabbi Harold J. Reichman Invested As Bronka Weintraub Professor in Talmud at RIETS ] ]

Family

Reichman's father was born in Belz, Poland to a family of Belzer Hasidim (Belz (Hasidic dynasty)). After World War II, Reichman's father was an emmissary of the Belzer Rebbe Aharon Rokeach.

Reichman's son, Rabbi Zev Reichman, is head of the Mechinah program, of Yeshiva University and shares his father's love for Hasidism. In fact, Reichman, sometimes referred to as "Rabbi Reichman, Jr," has written a book over Hasidic thought, "Flames of Faith: An Introduction to Chassidic Thought" (2005) over the concepts of Rav Moshe Wolfson, his teacher.

Reichman resides in Washington Heights, New York and maintains a second home in Shilo.

References

External links

* [http://www.yutorah.org/searchResults.cfm?types=ALL&teacher=80137&dates=ALL&submitType=advanced Rabbi Reichman's shiurim at yutorah.org]

* [http://www.naaleh.com Rabbi Reichman's shiurim at Naaleh]


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