Rabbi Dovid Harris (born 1945) is an

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who along with Rabbi Akiva Grunblatt, serves as Rosh Hayeshiva (deans) at the

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. He is a prominent figure in the

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world and speaks annually at the

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convention. He also serves on the Rabbinic advisory committee of Torah Umesorah.

Life and education

Rabbi Harris was born in 1945 in

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, where he attended Scranton Hebrew Day school. From there, he went to the

Rabbinical Seminary of America Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim (also known as the Rabbinical Seminary of America) is an Orthodox Yeshiva in the United States, based in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, New York. It is primarily an American, Lithuanian-style Talmudic Yeshiva. The Yeshiva is ...

in Queens, New York, graduating high school and continuing in its post-high school program. In 1964, Rabbi Harris, along with the entire Yeshiva, traveled to Israel to study. In 1968, Rabbi Harris returned to Israel along with the entire Yeshiva. He remained there to help strengthen the Israel branch. Rabbi Harris would complete his studies at the Yeshiva in 1973 after receiving his rabbinic ordination. He has continued working for the Yeshiva and its affiliates.

Career

In 1974, he co-founded the school's first external affiliate branch, the

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, also known as "Rochester", together with Rabbi

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. In the Fall of 1988, Harris also founded

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, another branch of the Chofetz Chaim Network.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, David 1945 births Living people American Haredi rabbis Rosh yeshivas

Life and education

Career

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