Ethan Tucker is
rosh yeshiva (rabbinic dean) and co-founder of
Yeshivat Hadar
Yeshivat Hadar is a traditional egalitarian yeshiva on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The Yeshiva offers both summer and year-long fellowships for students to learn full-time in the yeshiva setting. Prominent rabbis associated with the Yeshiva i ...
in
Manhattan
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.
Early life and education
Tucker is the son of Rabbi
Gordon Tucker and
Hadassah Lieberman, and the stepson of former
U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman
Joseph Isadore Lieberman (; born February 24, 1942) is an American politician, lobbyist, and attorney who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was its nominee for ...
.
Career
Tucker is considered an authority on
Egalitarianism
Egalitarianism (), or equalitarianism, is a school of thought within political philosophy that builds from the concept of social equality, prioritizing it for all people. Egalitarian doctrines are generally characterized by the idea that all hu ...
in Jewish law.
He is the co-author, with Rabbi Micha'el Rosenberg, of ''Gender Equality and Prayer in Jewish Law'' (2016). Tucker is also the co-host, with Hadar colleague Rabbi Avi Killip, of the podcast, ''Responsa Radio'', produced by Jewish Public Media.
See also
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Shai Held
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Elie Kaunfer
Elie Kaunfer (b. 1973) is an American rabbi and serves as president and CEO of Yeshivat Hadar in Manhattan. Kaunfer has been named as a leading American rabbi by ''The Forward'' and ''Newsweek''.
Career
Elie Kaunfer received a doctorate from the ...
References
External links
What is a Jew?- an Eli Talk by Rabbi Tucker
Ethan Tucker's Blogat
the Times of Israel
''The Times of Israel'' is an Israeli multi-language online newspaper that was launched in 2012. It was co-founded by Israeli journalist David Horovitz, who is also the founding editor, and American billionaire investor Seth Klarman.
Living people
American Conservative rabbis
20th-century American rabbis
21st-century American rabbis
Year of birth missing (living people)
Jewish Theological Seminary of America alumni
Harvard College alumni
Conservative rosh yeshivas
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