Yaakov Bender

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Rabbi Yaakov Bender

Yaakov Bender[1][2] (born 1950) is an American Orthodox rabbi. He is the rosh hayeshiva (dean) of Yeshiva Darchei Torah (Far Rockaway).[3] He was appointed by its founder, the late Rabbi Yisroel Bloom,[4] first as a seventh-grade rebbi (Hebrew teacher) in 1978 and less than a year later as principal. Under his leadership the school's enrollment has grown rapidly, and it now exceeds 2,500. The school has approximately 200 parents who graduated from it, with several serving on the board of directors.[5] Rabbi Bender, a sought-after speaker, writer[6] and adviser on Jewish education, used the Hebrew word chinuch (education) in the titles of several Artscroll books he authored.

Former students, living in the United States and abroad, have forged an ongoing connection with him.[7][8]

He is an active member of the Vaad Roshei Yeshiva - the governing rabbinic board - of Torah Umesorah – National Society for Hebrew Day Schools.[9]

His parents, Rabbi Dovid and Basya Bender, were pioneering educators on the American Jewish scene.[10] His paternal grandfather, Rabbi Avraham Bender, traveled in the 1930s within the United States to raise funds for yeshivas in New York and Israel.[11]

COVID quote[]

Part of Rabbi Bender's "You haven't lived through enough?" statement regarding getting vaccinated was picked up by The New York Times[2] and Jewish media.[12]

Works[]

  • Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash[13]
  • Chinuch for Today[14]
  • Chinuch With Heart[15]
  • Chinuch With Chessed[16]
  • The Chinuch Haggadah[17][18]

References[]

  1. ^ Sharon Otterman (May 16, 2018). "DeVos Visits New York Schools, but Not Ones Run by the City". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b Liam Stack (September 6, 2021). "For a Second Year, Jews Mark the High Holy Days in the Shadow of Covid". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "darchei.org".
  4. ^ "HEARTFELT" (PDF). January 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Jeffrey Bessen (May 16, 2018). "Showing off Yeshiva Darchei Torah: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits Far Rockaway school". Long Island Herald.
  6. ^ "Mishpacha contributors: Rabbi Yaakov Bender".
  7. ^ "150 YDT Alumni Gather In Yerushalayim". Five Towns Jewish Times (5tjt.com). August 31, 2021.
  8. ^ "Yeshiva Darchei Torah Alumni Association".
  9. ^ "Torah Umesorah Staff".
  10. ^ Gliksman, Devorah (2009). A Tale of Two Worlds. Artscroll. ISBN 9781422608883.
  11. ^ Rabbi Eliezer Brand (February 3, 2021). "The Crown Has Fallen". Ami.
  12. ^ "Orthodox Rabbis Encourage the COVID Vaccine Ahead of Rosh Hashanah". The Jewish Exponent. September 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash. Artscroll. January 2021. ISBN 978-1-4226-2777-8.
  14. ^ "ArtScroll.com - Chinuch for Today - In Stock at ArtScroll!". www.artscroll.com. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  15. ^ Chinuch With Heart: Rabbi Yaakov Bender. Artscroll. January 2018. ISBN 978-1-4226-1967-4.
  16. ^ Chinuch With Chessed: Rabbi Yaakov Bender. Artscroll. January 2013. ISBN 978-1-4226-1340-5.
  17. ^ The Chinuch Haggadah: Rabbi Yaakov Bender. Artscroll. March 2019. ISBN 978-1-4226-2287-2.
  18. ^ Jay Michaelson (April 5, 2019). "The Best New Haggadot And The Best Of All Time". The Forward.


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