Rabbi Eliakim Koenigsberg is an American Orthodox rabbi, educator, and rosh yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) of Yeshiva University. [1] [2]
Koenigsberg graduated summa cum laude from Yeshiva College in 1988. [3] He received semikhah (rabbinic ordination) from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary in 1992. Later, he became a fellow of the Gruss Kollel Elyon, an advanced post-ordination program for top scholars at Yeshiva University. [4]
Before joining the RIETS faculty as a rosh yeshiva, Koenigsberg worked for five years as a rebbe in the Stone Beit Midrash Program. [5] He also held various educational positions at Yeshiva University High School for Boys, including roles as a shoel u-meishiv and teaching assistant. Additionally prior to working in MYP he was the:
He continues to give regular advanced Talmud lectures, many of which are available online. [6] Koenigsberg was appointed rosh yeshiva of RIETS/MYP on October 6, 2000, where he delivers regular shiurim in Talmud and halakhah. [2]
Rabbi Koenigsberg has published and edited several works, including: