Wikipedia's first sentence called it “rabbi and rosh yeshiva at rabbi isaac elchanan theological seminary”. Today it says “american orthodox rabbi”.
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A noted Talmudic scholar and a prominent posek , he is also a halakhic advisor for the kashrut division of the Orthodox Union . Schachter became an assistant to Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik at the age of 22. Schachter earned a B.A. from Yeshiva College and an M.A. in Hebrew Literature from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies in 1967. After receiving rabbinic ordination in 1967 at the age of 26, Schachter became the youngest Rosh Yeshiva at RIETS, and was appointed rosh kollel , or dean of the kollel , in 1971.1Schachter is widely respected in the Yeshiva world as one of the Torah luminaries of the contemporary era, and for his close relationship with Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik.2
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A noted Talmudic scholar and a prominent posek , he is also a halakhic advisor for the kashrut division of the Orthodox Union . Schachter became an assistant to Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik at the age of 22. Schachter earned a B.A. from Yeshiva College and an M.A. in Hebrew Literature from the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies in 1967. After receiving rabbinic ordination in 1967 at the age of 26, Schachter became the youngest Rosh Yeshiva at RIETS, and was appointed rosh kollel , or dean of the kollel , in 1971.
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Schachter is an halakhic (Jewish law) advisor for the Orthodox Union , and has rendered notable decisions in a number of contemporary topic areas.
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Hershel Schachter (born ( 1941-07-28 ) July 28, 1941) is an American Orthodox rabbi , posek (religious law authority) and rosh yeshiva (dean) at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), part of Yeshiva University (YU) in New York City . Schachter is an halakhic (Jewish law) advisor for the Orthodox Union , and has rendered notable decisions in a number of contemporary topic areas.
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American Orthodox rabbi Not to be confused with Herschel Schacter .Hershel Schachter (born ( 1941-07-28 ) July 28, 1941) is an American Orthodox rabbi , posek , and rosh yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), part of Yeshiva University in New York City .Schachter is a halakhic advisor to the Orthodox Union and has rendered notable decisions in a number of contemporary topic areas.There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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american orthodox rabbi
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