Baruch Simon
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Baruch Simon is an Orthodox
rabbi
and rosh yeshiva
at Yeshiva University
in Washington Heights
, Manhattan
, New York
. His formal title is the Colonel Jehiel R. Elyachar
Professor of Talmud
. Prior to giving shiur in MYP, he was faculty at the Isaac Breuer College of Hebraic Studies at Yeshiva University.
Simon graduated from the Yeshiva University High School for Boys and continued on to graduate magna cum laude, with a B.A. in Judaic Studies from Yeshiva College. He was chosen to deliver the Birkat Preidah, or farewell address, a singular honor given the Yeshiva Program valedictorian
. Rabbi Simon was a fellow of the prestigious Caroline and Joseph Gruss Kollel Elyon and a fellow of the Katz Kollel.
Simon is the author of a sefer of divrei torah on the parsha
entitled Imrei Baruch, which has been published in numerous volumes. He recently (2009) published his first volume of Imrei Baruch on Halakhah, which discusses the laws of eiruvin and reshuyos.
A loyal talmid of Rabbi Hershel Schachter
, he lives with his wife, Melanie, and their three children in Washington Heights.
His shiur is known for its extensive use of packets containing as many as forty different torah sources per packet.
The number of shiurim that Simon has given at Yeshiva University total over thirteen hundred speeches . His shiurim are known to cover topics such as Talmud, Jewish Law, ethical discourses and weekly Torah sermons.
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism , is the approach to Judaism which adheres to the traditional interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Sanhedrin and subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and...
rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
and rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva
Rosh yeshiva, , , is the title given to the dean of a Talmudical academy . It is made up of the Hebrew words rosh — meaning head, and yeshiva — a school of religious Jewish education...
at Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University
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in Washington Heights
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the...
, Manhattan
Manhattan
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, New York
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. His formal title is the Colonel Jehiel R. Elyachar
Jehiel R. Elyachar
Jehiel R. Elyachar was an engineer, real estate developer and philanthropist who contributed to American and Israeli causes...
Professor of Talmud
Talmud
The Talmud is a central text of mainstream Judaism. It takes the form of a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history....
. Prior to giving shiur in MYP, he was faculty at the Isaac Breuer College of Hebraic Studies at Yeshiva University.
Simon graduated from the Yeshiva University High School for Boys and continued on to graduate magna cum laude, with a B.A. in Judaic Studies from Yeshiva College. He was chosen to deliver the Birkat Preidah, or farewell address, a singular honor given the Yeshiva Program valedictorian
Valedictorian
Valedictorian is an academic title conferred upon the student who delivers the closing or farewell statement at a graduation ceremony. Usually, the valedictorian is the highest ranked student among those graduating from an educational institution...
. Rabbi Simon was a fellow of the prestigious Caroline and Joseph Gruss Kollel Elyon and a fellow of the Katz Kollel.
Simon is the author of a sefer of divrei torah on the parsha
Parsha
This article is about the divisions of the Torah into weekly readings. For this week's Torah portion, see Torah portionThe weekly Torah portion |Sidra]]) is a section of the Torah read in Jewish services...
entitled Imrei Baruch, which has been published in numerous volumes. He recently (2009) published his first volume of Imrei Baruch on Halakhah, which discusses the laws of eiruvin and reshuyos.
A loyal talmid of Rabbi Hershel Schachter
Hershel Schachter
Hershel Schachter is a rabbi and rosh yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary , Yeshiva University, in New York City, and the son of the late Rabbi Melech Schachter, who was also a rosh yeshiva at Yeshiva University...
, he lives with his wife, Melanie, and their three children in Washington Heights.
His shiur is known for its extensive use of packets containing as many as forty different torah sources per packet.
The number of shiurim that Simon has given at Yeshiva University total over thirteen hundred speeches . His shiurim are known to cover topics such as Talmud, Jewish Law, ethical discourses and weekly Torah sermons.