Dovid Harris

Rabbi Dovid Harris (born 1945) is an Orthodox rabbi who along with Rabbi Akiva Grunblatt, serves as Rosh Hayeshiva (deans) at the Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen.[1] He is a prominent figure in the yeshiva world and speaks annually at the Torah Umesorah - National Society for Hebrew Day Schools convention. He also serves on the Rabbinic advisory committee of Torah Umesorah.

This article is about the rabbi. For other people with the same name, see David Harris (disambiguation).
Rabbi

Harav Dovid Harris

Shlit"a
Rabbi Dovid Harris giving shiur
Personal
Born
Dovid

1945 (age 75–76)
Scranton, Pennsylvania
ReligionJudaism
Nationality United States of America
ChildrenShlomo Zalman
ParentsSam and Maldira Harris
DenominationOrthodox
ProfessionRosh Hayeshiva/head of yeshiva
OccupationRabbi
Jewish leader
PredecessorRabbi Henoch Leibowitz
ProfessionRosh Hayeshiva/head of yeshiva
PositionRabbi
SynagogueYeshivas Chofetz Chaim
PositionRosh Hayishiva/head of the Yeshiva
YeshivaYeshivas Chofetz Chaim
PositionCo-Rosh Yeshiva (Dean)
OrganizationYeshiva Chofetz Chaim: Rabbinical Seminary of America
BeganApril 15, 2008
EndedIncumbent
ResidenceKew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York
SemichaFrom RSA

Life and education

Rabbi Harris was born in 1945 in Scranton Pennsylvania where he attended Scranton Hebrew Day school. After graduation, looking for a yeshiva high school, he decided on the Rabbinical Seminary of America in Queens New York. It was really a monumental decision because Rabbi Harris has spent his entire life studying or working for the Yeshiva and its affiliates. Rabbi Harris graduated from high school and continued on in the Yeshiva's post-high school program. In 1964 Rabbi Harris, along with the entire Yeshiva, traveled to Israel to study. In 1968 Rabbi Harris returned to Israel along with the entire Yeshiva. He would remain behind in 1969 to help strengthen the Israel branch. Rabbi Harris would complete his studies at the Yeshiva in 1973 after receiving his rabbinic ordination.

Career

In 1974 he co-founded the school's first external affiliate branch, the Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York, also known as "Rochester", together with Rabbi Menachem Davidowitz.[2]

In the Fall of 1988, Rabbi Dovid Harris also founded Mesivta Tiferes Yisroel, another branch of the Chofetz Chaim Network.

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2010-08-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.campusexplorer.com/Talmudical-Institute-of-Upstate-New-York/


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