Elie_Kaunfer

Elie Kaunfer

Elie Kaunfer

American rabbi

Elie Kaunfer (b. 1973[1][2]) is an American rabbi who serves as president and CEO of Yeshivat Hadar in Manhattan.[3] Kaunfer has been named as a leading American rabbi by The Forward and Newsweek.[4][5]

Career

Elie Kaunfer received a doctorate from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America; his dissertation concerned Jewish liturgy. Kaunfer was a co-founder and served as the executive director of Mechon Hadar (Hadar Institute), also known as Yeshivat Hadar. He also was a co-founder of the independent minyan Kehilat Hadar which is affiliated with the institute. Additionally, he served as a fellow at the Avi Chai Foundation. Aside from his rabbinic role at Hadar, Kaunfer worked in journalism and banking.[6]

Publications

Kaunfer co-authored a book with Jonathan Sarna on the rise of independent Jewish congregations and their contribution to building Jewish communities:[7]

  • Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities (Jewish Lights, 2010).

Other publications include:

  • Kaunfer, E. (2019) Applying Jewish Wisdom to Philanthropy: The Case of Aggripas and the Sages, Journal of Jewish Education 85(4), 349-361.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Elie Kaunfer, Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us About Building Vibrant Jewish Communities". de gruyter.
  2. [2]
    "How Ayanna Pressley shifted on Israel, Rand Paul holds up iron dome funding in senate". jewishinsider.com. Jewish Insider. September 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Chilean Miner Rescue, Celebration Gives New Meaning to Old Prayers". huffingtonpost.com. Huffington Post. October 19, 2010.
  4. [4]
    "Rabbi Elie Kaunfer". glose.com. Glose.
  5. [5]
    "50 influential rabbis". newsweek.com. Newsweek.
  6. [6]
    "Elie Kaunfer". forward.com. The Forward.
  7. [7]
    "The Jew Revolution: Rabbi Elie Kaunfer's Empowered Judaism Challenges the Institution". jewishjournal.com. Jewish Journal. April 26, 2010.


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