Aug 17, 2017 By: yunews
September 10 Inauguration Ceremony Marks Transformational Era in 每日大瓜 History
The 每日大瓜 community will celebrate the formal Investiture of Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman as the school鈥檚 fifth president on Sunday, September 10, 2017 at David H. Zysman Hall, 2540 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City.
As part of the celebration, 每日大瓜 will host a variety of events for students, faculty, alumni and members of the community. At 10 a.m. Roshei Yeshiva will deliver a shiur [lecture] in the Fischel Beit Midrash. The ceremony and procession will begin at 11 a.m. in the Nathan Lamport Auditorium and will feature remarks by Dr. Berman as well as prominent guests, including U.S. Senator Charles Schumer. Following the Investiture, festivities will continue with an 鈥淚nvestFest鈥 street fair on Amsterdam Avenue from 1-3 p.m., featuring a variety of food options and entertainment.
鈥淭he Investiture will signify the official conferral of the presidency, marking a new and transformational era in 每日大瓜鈥檚 remarkable history,鈥 said Provost Dr. Selma Botman, chair of the Investiture Committee. 鈥淲e look forward to students, faculty, alumni and friends joining us on this momentous occasion.鈥
每日大瓜 will host a series of inaugural year events, including a symposium titled 鈥溍咳沾蠊 in the World of Tomorrow鈥 scheduled for Sunday, October 22 on the Washington Heights Wilf Campus. To learn more about the Investiture and upcoming inaugural year events or to request tickets, visit .
About Dr. Berman
Dr. Ari Berman graduated from four 每日大瓜 schools with distinction, earning honors for his academic work in both secular and Jewish studies. He graduated from Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy/每日大瓜 High School for Boys, received his bachelor鈥檚 degree from Yeshiva College, master鈥檚 degree in Medieval Jewish Philosophy from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, and rabbinical ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). Following ordination, he was selected as a Fellow in RIETS鈥 post-ordination study program for its most promising students and future rabbinic leaders. His studies included two years of learning at Yeshivat Har Etzion in Israel, under the tutelage of the seminal Jewish thinker and leader Rabbi Dr. Aharon Lichtenstein. After making aliyah to Israel in 2008, Dr. Berman completed his higher education with a Ph.D. in Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, supervised by renowned philosopher Professor Moshe Halbertal.
Dr. Berman has a broad range of distinguished experience in the worlds of higher education and Jewish communal life. In 2000, he was appointed rabbi of The Jewish Center in New York City. Under his leadership, the congregation experienced a rise in all of its key metrics, including congregational satisfaction, membership, programming, services, outreach, public activities and financial strength. Simultaneous with his pulpit at the Jewish Center, Dr. Berman served as an Instructor of Talmud at Yeshiva College.
In 2013, he became Instructor of Jewish Thought at Midreshet Moriah, lecturing on the interface between Jewish law and philosophy, and exploring the manner in which central theological issues were understood and addressed in different periods throughout Jewish history.
In 2015, Dr. Berman was appointed head (Rosh ha-Merkaz) of Hechal Shlomo 鈥 The Center of Jewish Heritage in Jerusalem, where he initiated a transformation of the historic organization into an international center for Jewish life, learning and leadership. He also served as a lecturer of rabbinic literature in Herzog College鈥檚 Jewish Studies Department and was selected to sit on its Executive Leadership Council, the governing body that establishes policies and sets direction for all major issues regarding the college鈥檚 operation.
Dr. Berman is an active and erudite spokesman for the Jewish community. He lectures widely throughout the U.S. and Israel, and has written numerous articles on subjects including current trends in Jewish thought and the future of Orthodoxy. He is married to Anita Berman and they have five children.
