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 ^[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] [10]}

In 1997 he was recognized as an outstanding Jewish educator by The Covenant Foundation. ^[11]

COVID-19 vaccination advocacy

Bender encouraged people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, saying "We haven't lived through enough?" ^{[2] [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]}
• Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash Vol. 2 ^[19]
• Chinuch With Simchah ^[20]
• A Heart for Another ^[21]

References

1. Sharon Otterman (May 16, 2018). "DeVos Visits New York Schools, but Not Ones Run by the City". The New York Times .
2. 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". August 23, 2018.
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. "Rabbi Yaakov Bender - Mishpacha Magazine".
7. "Meet our Staff". www.torahumesorah.org.
8. Gliksman, Devorah (2009). A Tale of Two Worlds. Artscroll. ISBN   9781422608883.
9. Rabbi Eliezer Brand (February 3, 2021). "The Crown Has Fallen". Ami .
10. https://x.com/JSoundbites/status/1195890572956966918
11. "Yaakov Bender". The Covenant Foundation.
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 .
19. "ArtScroll.com - Rav Yaakov Bender on Chumash vol. 2". www.artscroll.com.
20. "ArtScroll.com - Chinuch With Simchah". www.artscroll.com.
21. "ArtScroll.com - A Heart for Another". www.artscroll.com.