Lamm Announces Appointment of Rabbis as Talmud Instructors

Rabbis Adler, Wieder, and Berman to Begin Duties in Fall of 1998

Three rabbis have received appointments from University President and Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm to teach, beginning with the fall semester of 1998. Rabbi Ari Berman will join the faculty of Stone Beit Midrash Program as a Talmud instructor. Rabbi Jeremy Wieder and Rabbi Elchanan Adler will teach Talmud for the Mazer Yeshiva Program.

Rabbi Berman graduated magna cum laude from Yeshiva College and went on to earn a master’s degree in Jewish Philosophy from Yeshiva University's Bernard Revel Graduate School. He is currently a fellow of the Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Kollel Elyon, the prestigious institute of advanced rabbinical studies at the rabbinic seminary from which he received his ordination, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). Rabbi Berman is also the assistant rabbi at the Jewish Center in New York City. He is the recipient of awards for excellence in Talmudic studies and philosophy and is also the editor and founder of Shem v’Yephet, YU’s journal of philosophy. Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, who announced Rabbi Berman’s appointment, said, "Rabbi Berman is a rising star in the firmament of Talmudic scholars and rabbis. His talents are enhanced by an attractive personality and a sterling character, and we, therefore, are delighted with this appointment."

Rabbi Adler, appointed MYP Rosh Yeshiva, has been affiliated with YU for ten years--first as a fellow of the Gruss Kollel Elyon, and more recently in the capacity of Sho’el U’Meishiv/S’gan Mashgi’ach (mentor/counselor to students). He has also served as adjunct instructor of Talmud in the Isaac Breuer College and has substituted for various Roshei Yeshiva in RIETS. Before joining YU, Rabbi Adler, well regarded as a Talmudic scholar, studied for years at Yeshivat Beth Joseph, Nevardok, Mirrer Yeshiva, and Mesivta Tiferes Jerusalem where he received his rabbinic ordination. As part of the Gruss Kollel Elyon’s lecture series, Rabbi Adler has spoken in communities across the country on divers topics within Jewish thought.

Rabbi Jeremy Wieder will also serve as a Rosh Yeshiva in MYP. Since receiving rabbinic ordination at RIETS in 1994, Wieder has been an instructor of Bible at Yeshiva College and has held the post of counselor and mentor to the students of the Mazer Yeshiva Program. A doctoral candidate in Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University, Rabbi Wieder received a master’s degree in American Jewish History from Bernard Revel Graduate School and a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from Yeshiva College in 1991. "The breadth of Rabbi Wieder’s knowledge in Talmud and his powers of analysis greatly belie his young years. He gives promise to grow to the challenge of greatness of learning which has been the constant hallmark of Yeshiva University," emphasized Rabbi Zevulun Charlop, Dean of MYP.

All three rabbis will assume responsibilities as maggidei shiur in the fall semester.