Yonason Sacks is an

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and the Rosh Yeshiva of

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for Men, a division of Touro University, as well as the spiritual leader of the Agudas Yisroel Bircas Yaakov in Passaic, New Jersey.

Family

Sacks' grandfather was one of the leaders of Jewish education in

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, and his great-grandfather was the Chief Rabbi of

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, Rabbi

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. Sacks dedicated his first book, ''Chemdas Yomim'' (focusing on the laws of the Sabbath) in memory of his father. Sacks lives with his family in Passaic.

Education

Sacks attended the high school headed by Rabbi

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and Rabbi Pinchas Bak in

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in the mid 1970s. Sacks graduated from Yeshiva University in 1981 and was ordained by the University's affiliated

Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS ) is the rabbinical seminary of Yeshiva University (YU). It is located along Amsterdam Avenue in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Named after Yitzchak Elchanan ...

in 1984. Two years later, he was awarded ''yadin yadin semicha''.

Rosh Yeshiva

Sacks was rosh yeshiva at

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from 1994 until 2012, when he became rosh yeshiva at Beis Midrash L'Talmud, a part of Lander College, a division of Touro University.

Works

Sacks is the author of more than 30 Jewish books, including: *'' Hagadas Chazon L'Yomim (Hebrew and English) *''Chazon L'Yomim 1, 2 & 3'' on Tractates

Pesachim Pesachim ( he, פְּסָחִים, lit. "Paschal lambs" or "Passovers"), also spelled Pesahim, is the third tractate of '' Seder Moed'' ("Order of Festivals") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud. The tractate discusses the topics related to the Je ...

and Beitzah *''Chemdas Yomim'' on the laws of

Shabbos Shabbat (, , or ; he, שַׁבָּת, Šabbāṯ, , ) or the Sabbath (), also called Shabbos (, ) by Ashkenazim, is Judaism's day of rest on the seventh day of the week—i.e., Saturday. On this day, religious Jews remember the biblical stori ...

*''Orchos Yomim'' on kriyas shema and shmoneh esrei *''Yimei Temimim'' on

Pirkei Avos Pirkei Avot ( he, פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת; also transliterated as ''Pirqei Avoth'' or ''Pirkei Avos'' or ''Pirke Aboth''), which translates to English as Chapters of the Fathers, is a compilation of the ethical teachings and maxims from ...

*''Yimei HaPurim'' on the holiday of

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*''Yimei HaSefira'' on the days of Sefirat Ha'omer *''Yom HaZikaron'' on the holiday of Rosh Hashanah *''Yimei Chanuka'' on the holiday of

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*''Vihigasa Bo Yomam Valaya'', a three-part series on mitzvos,

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, and middos

References

External links

Articles and audio
at torahweb.org
Biography of Rabbi Yonason Sacks
at yutorah.org Living people American Orthodox rabbis Yeshiva University rosh yeshivas Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary semikhah recipients People from Passaic, New Jersey Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-rabbi-stub