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Avi Weiss


Avi Weiss is founding rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in New York City and founder of the rabbinical schools Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and Yeshivat Maharat. His most recent book is Journey to Open Orthodoxy.  

Latest Content

  1. Observation ·

    What to Do When a U.S. President Lays a Wreath at a Cemetery for Nazi War Dead

    By Avi Weiss

    The Bitburg controversy, 40 years on.

    What to Do When a U.S. President Lays a Wreath at a Cemetery for Nazi War Dead
  2. Response ·

    The AMIA Saga Is Not Some Long-Ago and Safely Buried Horror

    By Avi Weiss

    Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.

    The AMIA Saga Is Not Some Long-Ago and Safely Buried Horror
  3. Monthly Essay ·

    The Shameful Cover-Up of the Worst Attack on Diaspora Jews Since the Holocaust

    By Avi Weiss

    A personal look at the 25 years that have passed since the bombing of an Argentine Jewish center that killed 85 people, with no progress toward justice.

    The Shameful Cover-Up of the Worst Attack on Diaspora Jews Since the Holocaust