Daniel Stein (born July 1976) is a

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and Rosh Yeshiva at the

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where he holds the Perez and Frieda Friedberg Chair in Talmud. Stein received his undergraduate degree from Yeshiva University in 1998 and semikha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary in 2002, where he studied under Rabbi

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. At RIETS, Stein was a member of the Wexner Semikha Honors Program and later the Wexner Kollel Elyon led by Rabbi

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and Rabbi

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. As a student at Kollel Elyon, Stein was the subject of controversy when he argued in ''Beit Yitchak,'' the seminary's student publication, that the biblical prohibition against murder applied only murdering a Jew, and that the prohibition against murdering a non-Jew was a rabbinic injunction. At the time, Rabbi

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suggested that the article indicated a "lack of awareness of the fullness of humanity of gentiles." Yeshiva University Rosh Yeshiva

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defended Stein, noting that the article was a theoretical study and that "had the author had more experience, he would’ve made sure to say the great majority of authorities are against this." Stein was appointed as a Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary in 2009. Stein has also been the director of the 4th Year Halakha Lemaaseh Program at RIETS since 2007, where he teaches specialized areas of practical halakha and administers tests for ordination, a post which was previously held by Rabbi Yaakov Haber and before that Rabbi Solomon Drillman. Since 2014, Stein has been the Rabbi of Congregation Ahavath Chesed, known as the Ridniker Shteibel, a historic synagogue on the

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, where he succeeds Rabbi Shmuel Orenstein, a disciple of Rabbi

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, and Rabbi Binyomin Halberstam, a descendant of Rabbi

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. Before that, Stein was the founding Rabbi of Kehillas Beis Sholom in

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, where he served for four years. Stein is a prolific scholar, with hundreds of lectures and articles on Jewish law and thought available online. He is the author of a

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entitled, ''Chamudei Daniel'', which contains essays on the weekly Torah portion.

Articles

The Limits of Religious Optimism: The Hazon Ish and the Altar of Novardok on Bittahon in Tradition 43:2 2010
*"Halachic Aspects of Visiting the Temple Mount" in Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Fall 2002 *"Relying on Kashrut Organizations for Separation of Terumot and Maasrot" in Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society, Fall 2000.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stein, Daniel 1976 births Living people American Orthodox rabbis Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary semikhah recipients Yeshiva University rosh yeshivas