Jeffrey Kobrin
Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Kobrin | |
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| Personal | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | American |
| Children | 3 |
| Denomination | Modern Orthodox |
| Alma mater | Ramaz School, Yeshivat Har Etzion, Columbia University |
| Position | Rosh Yeshiva and Head of School |
| Organisation | North Shore Hebrew Academy |
| Residence | Riverdale, NY |
| Semicha | Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary |
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Jeffrey B. Kobrin (born May 5, 1969) is an American Modern Orthodox rabbi, writer, and academic administrator who serves as the Rosh Yeshiva and Head of School of the North Shore Hebrew Academy.[1][2][3]
Biography[edit]
Kobrin attended the Ramaz School in New York City and graduated from the high school in 1987.[4][5] He received bachelor's and master's degrees in English Literature from Columbia University.[2][6] Following university, he attended Yeshivat Har Etzion in Israel in 1992, where he studied under Rabbis Aharon Lichtenstein and Yehuda Amital.[7][8][9] He then went on to receive a PhD in English Education from Columbia University's Teachers College.[2][10] His chosen topic of study was "On the Use of Literature to Teach Morality."[9] Kobrin received semicha from Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg and from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.[6][10][11]
Kobrin worked at the Ramaz Upper School where he taught Tanakh, Halakha, and English literature.[11] He also served as a college advisor during this time.[11] Kobrin would act as the Assistant Dean of Educational Administration in the upper school, and in September 2006 he became the Headmaster of the Middle School.[12]
In 2009, Kobrin became the principal of the North Shore Hebrew Academy Middle School, and in 2012 he was appointed to Head of School / Rosh Yeshiva.[3] Kobrin also took on responsibility as the Headmaster of the High School, upon the departure of Dr. Daniel J. Vitow in 2022.[13][14]
Kobrin was awarded Alumnus of the Year at the 2017 Etzion Foundation Dinner.[7][15]
Kobrin had a small role in Adam Sandler's 2018 comedy "The Week Of," playing the role of the eulogy-delivering Rabbi. [16]
References[edit]
- ↑ "North Shore Hebrew Academy | Long Island Jewish Day School". Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Jeffrey Kobrin's Blog". blogs.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nikic, Joe (2016-05-12). "North Shore Hebrew Academy's Head of School visits the White House". The Island Now. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ archive.constantcontact.com http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs147/1101410518195/archive/1119648883159.html. Retrieved 2023-09-13. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "The Ramaz School". The Ramaz School. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Jeffrey Kobrin | Jewish Book Council". www.jewishbookcouncil.org. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Etzion Update Summer 2017 / 5777". calameo.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ Kobrin, Jeffrey. "The Many and the One". blogs.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Mazal tov to Rabbi Jeffrey Kobrin!". www.haretzion.org. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Jeffrey Kobrin - The Lehrhaus". 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Speakers' Bios". www.edah.org. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ "Preparing Students for Survival Beyond Day School: A Curriculum" (PDF). Atid Journal: Ten Da'at.
- ↑ Ganjian, Chloe (2022-10-07). "A Message from our New Administrators, Rabbi Kobrin and Mr. Miller". North Shore Notes. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ "MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL". North Shore Hebrew Academy. 30 June 2021.
- ↑ Yeshivat Har Etzion's Alumnus of the Year 2017 Rabbi Jeff Kobrin, retrieved 2023-09-13
- ↑ "The Week of (2018) - IMDb". IMDb.
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