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Sunday, March 7, 2010 • 21 Adar 5770

Chag Hasemikhah Dinner 09

SPOTLIGHT ON...

Etan Schnall
Semikhah student

Eitan SchnallWhat sets RIETS apart is the unparalleled caliber of its rebbeim and students. The shiurim stimulate, sharpen, and challenge. The energy of the beit medrash is invigorating. RIETS is home to an environment of excellence, where opportunities to grow never cease.

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RABBI KENNETH BRANDER, DEAN

Rabbi Kenneth Brander, Dean of CJF

Rabbi Kenneth Brander is dean of the Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future. He is Rabbi Emeritus of the Boca Raton Synagogue, founding dean of the Boca Raton Community Kollel and the Weinbaum Yeshiva High School of Broward and Palm Beach Counties. During his 14 years of service to that community, he oversaw its explosive growth from 60 families to over 600 families.

He is a 1984 alumnus of Yeshiva College and received his ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary in 1986. He received special ordination from Machon Puah, a center of medical ethics in Israel, and from the Chief Rabbi, Mordechai Eliyahu, in the field of medical ethics, infertility, and gynecology. He is currently a PhD candidate in general philosophy at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). He has received numerous awards for his community service and has authored many articles in various scholarly journals.