The Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills invites the community to a Scholar-in-Residence Shabbos in honor of Yom HaAtzmaut/Israel’s 75th anniversary, with Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm on Shabbos, April 29.
Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm is the Chief Executive of the Bnai Zion Foundation, a nonprofit producing media and entertainment to strengthen Israel and the Jewish people. Rabbi Lamm uses digital media to bring great Jewish ideas to the wider English-speaking public. He is the host of the top-ranked weekly podcast on the Bible and society, Good Faith Effort. His popular Twitter threads on “Why Read the Bible in Hebrew?” have garnered over 5.5 million views to date, and has been covered by major international news outlets.
For his leadership in the world of Jewish ideas, The Jerusalem Post recently ranked him #38 on its list of the World’s 50 Most Influential Jews.
Rabbi Lamm earned his rabbinical ordination from Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, and his PhD in Religion from Princeton University. He received his master’s degree in Judaism and Eastern Christianity from University College London via a Fulbright Scholarship. His writings have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Tablet Magazine, SAPIR Journal, and The Jerusalem Post.
