Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander

Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander currently serves as President and Rosh haYeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone Institutions since January 2018, and has been Vice President of University and Community Life at Yeshiva University since August 2005. Rabbi Brander's portfolio at Yeshiva University encompasses engagement with Jewish communities worldwide, initiatives in Israel, enrollment management, university student life, and student leadership. Previously, Rabbi Brander was the Senior Rabbi at Boca Raton Synagogue from 1991 to 2005 and has held the position of David Mitzner Dean at the Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future. Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander holds a Doctorate in Philosophy from Florida Atlantic University, an advanced rabbinical degree in Jewish Law and Bioethics from Machon Puah, and a Rabbinical Ordination from Yeshiva University, along with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Yeshiva University. Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander also studied at Yeshivat Shaalvim.