Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

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Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb (born 1940[1])is an ordained rabbi, a qualified psychotherapist[1] and the current Executive Vice President of the Orthodox Union, the largest Orthodox Judaism Jewish organisation in North America; a position he has held since 2002[2]. As the president of the OU is an honorary position, he is the official chief executive officer of the organisation.[1][3]

Rabbi Weinreb is a widely regarded scholar on the subject of domestic violence which helped contributed to his appointment following the Rabbi Baruch Lanner debacle.[1]

He is considered an Orthodox centrist.[4] During a fact-finding mission to Israel, he came under armed fire in Sderot in May 2007.[5]

In early 2007 it was announced that he was to step down from his position, however in an interview with The Forward he made it clear that this was not of his own choice,[6] and following pressure he was asked to retain his position until 2009.[2]

He received his rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Jacob Joseph Yeshiva in New York. He received his Masters degree in Psychology from the New School for Social Research, and earned his PhD from the University of Maryland.[7] He served on the Rabbinic Cabinet of United Jewish Communities, on the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Council of America, and on the boards of various other organizational and educational institutions.[7]

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  1. ^ a b c d Baltimore Rabbi Tapped To Head OU: Torah scholar, a widely sought speaker on domestic violence, impressed search committee with plans to restore group's stature following Lanner incident. By Gary Rosenblatt, Jewish Week, September 21, 2001
  2. ^ a b Weinreb to stay at O.U. JTA, April 26, 2007
  3. ^ New Orthodox Union head aims to heal embattled group Wiener, Julie. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. September 9, 2001
  4. ^ Orthodox But Not Monolithic, Amy Klein, Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angales, 2006-01-06
  5. ^ O.U. group comes under fire in Sderot JTA, May 31, 2007
  6. ^ O.U. Leader Being Pushed Out, Nathaniel Popper, The Forward, January 12, 2007
  7. ^ a b RCA Biography of Weinreb

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