Richard Joel
Richard M. Joel | |
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President Emeritus of Yeshiva University[1] | |
In office 2017- Present- Professor at YU | |
President of Yeshiva University[1] | |
In office 2003 - 2017 | |
Preceded by | Norman Lamm |
Succeeded by | Ari Berman |
Personal details | |
Born | 9 September 1950 |
Spouse | Esther née Ribner |
Alma mater | New York University |
Occupation | attorney, professor, Leadership Guru |
Richard M. Joel (born September 9, 1950) is a Jewish scholar who was the fourth
Education
Richard Joel received his BA and JD from
Hillel presidency
From 1989 to 2003, Joel served as President and International director of
During his tenure at Hillel, Joel served as the head of the special commission impaneled by the
Presidency of Yeshiva University
Joel became president of YU in 2003, succeeding Rabbi Dr.
As president of RIETS, he established the Rabbinic Personal Development Program, a joint Graduate Program in Pastoral Counseling between
He was appointed President Emeritus and continues as the Bravmann Family University Professor, teaching leadership courses across Yeshiva University.[12]
Personal life
Joel was born on September 9, 1950, and was raised in Yonkers, New York. He and his wife Esther (née Ribner), who holds a PhD from YU's Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, have six children – all of whom have attended Yeshiva University schools – and thirteen grandchildren.[citation needed] They currently reside in Riverdale, New York.[13]
References
- ^ a b "Board of Trustees | Yeshiva University". www.yu.edu.
- ^ "Disagreeing Agreeably". Higher Ed.
- ^ "Biography of Richard M. Joel". Yeshiva University. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Hillel Faces New Campus Challenge: A New President To Lead Its Mission". The Jewish Federations of North America. December 9, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ Jeremy Deutchman (March–April 1999). "Hillel Incorporated: The Franchising of Modern American Jewry". Tikkun. Archived from the original on January 24, 2003. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ Edgar M. Bronfman; Lynn Schusterman; Michael Steinhardt; Neil M. Moss (December 5, 2002). "Richard Joel Named Yeshiva University President". Hillel. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ Shuki Taylor (August 30, 2013). "Eight Years of Yeshiva University's Center for the Jewish Future Counterpoint Israel". ejewishphilanthropy.com. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ^ "Yeshiva University Establishes The Katz School of Graduate and Professional Studies" (Press release). Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ^ "Yeshiva University, Montefiore finalize new agreement for Albert Einstein College of Medicine". 10 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
- ^ "Honors Library Opens for Business". blogs.yu.edu. Yeshiva University. April 28, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
- ^ "RIETS & YU's Ferkauf Grad School Announce Program in Pastoral Counseling". The Jewish Voice. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ^ Berger, Joseph (November 17, 2016). "Yeshiva University Names Ari Berman President". The New York Times.
- ^ McNeil, Kate (January 3, 2008). "For Yeshiva's president, life can imitate television". The Riverdale Press. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
Riverdale resident Richard Joel compares his job—president of Yeshiva University—to the presidency of the United States.
External links
- "Biography of Richard M. Joel". Yeshiva University.
- "Office of the President". Yeshiva University.