OTS Newsbrief • WINTER 2017 • 5778 Historic Change at OTS Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander, Vice President for University and Community Life at Yeshiva University, has been tapped to lead OTS as President and Rosh HaYeshiva. Rabbi Brander will take the reins from...
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OTS Newsbrief • WINTER 2017 • 5778 Historic Change at OTS Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander, Vice President for University and Community Life at Yeshiva University, has been tapped to lead OTS as President and Rosh HaYeshiva. Rabbi Brander will take the reins from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, who will be stepping down in July 2018. – and as the inaugural dean of Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future, he cultivated rabbinic leadership in many far-flung corners of America,” Rabbi Riskin said. “He is the perfect choice to lead Ohr Torah Stone.” North American Board President David Eisner and Dr. Roy Stern, Chairman of the Israeli Board, reaffirmed that they view Rabbi Brander’s experience and skill sets as crucial for successfully heading OTS. “We are confident that Rabbi Brander will take OTS in groundbreaking directions and elevate it to even greater heights,” they stated. IMPACTING UPON SOCIETY OTS Co-Chancellor Rabbi David Stav also expressed his “THE PERFECT CHOICE”: RABBI KENNETH BRANDE
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