Rabbi, head of Jewish school in NYC
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[ 4] first as a seventh-grade rebbi (Hebrew teacher) in 1978 and less than a year later as principal.[ 5] Bender is a speaker, writer[ 6] and adviser on Jewish education.
He is an active member of the Vaad Roshei Yeshiva - the governing rabbinic board - of Torah Umesorah – National Society for Hebrew Day Schools .[ 7]
His parents, Rabbi Dovid and Basya Bender, were pioneering educators on the American Jewish scene.[ 8] His paternal grandfather, Rabbi Avraham Bender, traveled in the 1930s within the United States to raise funds for yeshivas in New York such as RIETS and Israel.[ 9]
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In 1997 he was recognized as an outstanding Jewish educator by The Covenant Foundation.[ 11]
COVID-19 vaccination advocacy [ edit ]
Bender encouraged people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, saying "We haven't lived through enough?"[ 2] [ 12]
Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash [ 13]
Chinuch for Today [ 14]
Chinuch With Heart [ 15]
Chinuch With Chessed [ 16]
The Chinuch Haggadah [ 17] [ 18]
Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash Vol. 2 [ 19]
Chinuch With Simchah [ 20]
^ Sharon Otterman (May 16, 2018). "DeVos Visits New York Schools, but Not Ones Run by the City" . The New York Times .
^ 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 .
^ "darchei.org" . August 23, 2018.
^ "HEARTFELT" (PDF) . January 14, 2018.
^ Jeffrey Bessen (May 16, 2018). "Showing off Yeshiva Darchei Torah: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits Far Rockaway school" . Long Island Herald .
^ "Mishpacha contributors: Rabbi Yaakov Bender" .
^ "Torah Umesorah Staff" .
^ Gliksman, Devorah (2009). A Tale of Two Worlds . Artscroll . ISBN 9781422608883 .
^ Rabbi Eliezer Brand (February 3, 2021). "The Crown Has Fallen" . Ami .
^ https://x.com/JSoundbites/status/1195890572956966918
^ "1997 Covenant Award Recipient" .
^ "Orthodox Rabbis Encourage the COVID Vaccine Ahead of Rosh Hashanah" . The Jewish Exponent . September 3, 2021.
^ Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash . Artscroll . January 2021. ISBN 978-1-4226-2777-8 .
^ "ArtScroll.com - Chinuch for Today - In Stock at ArtScroll!" . www.artscroll.com . Retrieved February 20, 2022 .
^ Chinuch With Heart: Rabbi Yaakov Bender . Artscroll . January 2018. ISBN 978-1-4226-1967-4 .
^ Chinuch With Chessed: Rabbi Yaakov Bender . Artscroll . January 2013. ISBN 978-1-4226-1340-5 .
^ The Chinuch Haggadah: Rabbi Yaakov Bender . Artscroll . March 2019. ISBN 978-1-4226-2287-2 .
^ Jay Michaelson (April 5, 2019). "The Best New Haggadot And The Best Of All Time" . The Forward .
^ Rav Yaakov * Bender on Chumash Vol. 2 .
^ Chinuch With Simchah .