Speaker Profile Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff

Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff is president of Gratz College. He was previously chief academic officer of Hebrew Theological College and vice provost of Touro College Illinois. A prolific scholar, he is the author or editor of nine books and more than fifty scholarly articles in the fields of Jewish Studies and American Religion. His most recent book is Authentically Orthodox: A Tradition-Bound Faith in American Life (Wayne State University Press, 2020). Zev's research in American Jewish history has received numerous awards, including the American Jewish Historical Society’s Wasserman Prize and the Rockower Award for Excellence by the American Jewish Press Association. He is also a two-time finalist for the National Jewish Book Award, a member of the Academic Council of the American Jewish Historical Society, and one of the youngest faculty members promoted to full professor in Touro College’s history. Dr. Eleff received his Ph.D. from Brandeis University and M.A. from Teachers College, Columbia University. At Yeshiva University, Rabbi Eleff graduated from Yeshiva College and received ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He is a past Wexner Graduate Fellow/Davidson Scholar, a prestigious program for Jewish leaders and professionals. He resides in Merion Station, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Melissa, and their three children.

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Mar 21, 2022

e-TiM: 2022 Pesach Learning Series -single registration for full program

Dr. Ari Mermelstein, Dr. Marc Shapiro, Dr. Moshe Sokolow, Rabbi Alex Israel, Rabbi Avrum Kowalsky, Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff, Rabbi Jay Kelman, Rabbi Menachem Leibtag, Rachel Sharansky Danziger, Shulie Mishkin
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Mar 13, 2022
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Mar 10, 2022

e-TiM: Torah, Turkey and Thanksgiving

Rabbi Dr. Ari Zivotofsky, Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff
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Nov 21, 2020

Tisha B'Av Program 2020

Dr. Yardaena Osband, Dr. Yehudah Mirsky, Mali Brofsky, Rabbi Aviad Tabory, Rabbi Dr. Ari Zivotofsky, Rabbi Dr. Martin Lockshin, Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff
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Jul 17, 2020

Contemporary Issues from a Historical Perspective

Dr. Leslie Klein, Dr. Marc Shapiro, Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff
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Apr 7, 2019
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Apr 7, 2019

Scholars in Residence: Dr. Zev Eleff, Dr. Leslie Klein, Dr. Marc Shapiro

Dr. Leslie Klein, Dr. Marc Shapiro, Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff
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Mar 14, 2019

What We Talk About When We Talk About Jewish History

Dr. Leslie Klein, Dr. Marc Shapiro, Rabbi Daniel Korobkin, Rabbi Dr. Zev Eleff
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Mar 14, 2019

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