Wikipedia's first sentence called it “executive director of the bronfman center for jewish student life at new york university”. Today it says “chief rabbi of the moses ben maimon synagogue of the abrahamic family house in abu dhabi”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Chief Rabbi of Moses bin Maimon Synagogue Rabbi”. It now reads “Former Chief Rabbi of Moses bin Maimon Synagogue Rabbi”.
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Rabbi Sarna is a 2003 graduate of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary .1He came to NYU in 2002 and has expanded the Bronfman Center into one of the strongest Jewish institutions for college students.2Since coming to NYU, he has founded the Jewish Learning Fellowship, which offers intensive courses of study for students without yeshiva backgrounds, has worked to strengthen interfaith relationships on the NYU campus and has worked to bridge the different sects of Judaism within NYU. Rabbi Sarna has received numerous awards for his work.3In 2008, he was awarded the Richard M.4In 2009, he was an honoree at the Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus Awards dinner. Additionally in 2009, he was listed as one of the "36-under-36" by The Jewish Week.5
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Rabbi Sarna is a 2003 graduate of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary . He came to NYU in 2002. Since coming to NYU, he has founded the Jewish Learning Fellowship, which offers intensive courses of study for students without yeshiva backgrounds, has worked to strengthen interfaith relationships on the NYU campus and has worked to bridge the different sects of Judaism within NYU. Rabbi Sarna has received numerous awards for his work. In 2009, he was an honoree at the Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus Awards dinner. Additionally in 2009, he was listed as one of the "36-under-36" by The Jewish Week.
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"Our Team — NYU Bronfman Center" . bronfman center .
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"Our Team — NYU Bronfman Center" . bronfman center .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “executive director of the bronfman center for jewish student life at new york university”. Today it says “chief rabbi of the moses ben maimon synagogue of the abrahamic family house in abu dhabi”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Chief Rabbi of Moses bin Maimon Synagogue Rabbi”. It now reads “Former Chief Rabbi of Moses bin Maimon Synagogue Rabbi”. Read the current article and compare.
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executive director of the bronfman center for jewish student life at new york university
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chief rabbi of the moses ben maimon synagogue of the abrahamic family house in abu dhabi
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