Yona Reiss

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Rabbi Yona Reiss
Born
Jonathan Reiss

1966
Yeshivat Shaalvim, Yeshiva University (BA), Yale University
(J.D)
Occupation(s)Lawyer, Dean, Rabbi
SpouseMindy Reiss

Yona (Jonathan) Reiss (born 1966 in New York City) is an American rabbi, Torah scholar, attorney, lecturer, and jurist, and the current

Av Beth Din of the Chicago Rabbinical Council (CRC).[1]
From 2008 to 2013 Reiss was the Max and Marion Grill Dean of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (
RIETS).[2]
From 1998 to 2008 he was Director of the Beth Din of America.

Education

Reiss attended the

Yale Law Journal
.

Career

From 1992 to 1998, Reiss worked as an associate at the international law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York City. He maintained an association with the firm until 1999. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association, a certified mediator for the City of New York court system, and a member of the Family and Divorce Mediation Council for New York.

In 1999, Reiss joined the Beth Din of America, and a year later assumed the position of Director, a position he served until 2009, when he was appointed the Dean of Rabbi Isaac Elchonon Theological Seminary (RIETS). Reiss serves on the editorial board of Tradition magazine.[4] A frequent writer on a variety of topics relating to both Jewish and secular law, he has published widely in Jewish publications, as well as in the Wall Street Journal and New York Law Journal.

In 2013, Reiss stepped down as Dean at

Rosh Yeshiva.[5] He was succeeded by Rabbi Menachem Penner
. Since 2013, Reiss serves as the Av Beth Din of the Chicago Rabbinical Council. He is also the executive authority who makes final decisions with regards to the CRC's kosher supervision service.

Personal life

Reiss and his wife Mindy have five sons and a daughter and live in

Rockland County town councilman who taught at Yeshiva University and Rockland Community College.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "cRc:Chicago Rabbinical Council". Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Rabbi Yona Reiss to Leave Deanship, Assume Rosh Yeshiva Position". The Commentator. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ^ Vayelekh - Children at Hakhel
  4. ^ "About". TraditionArchive.org. Tradition Magazine. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Rabbi Yona Reiss to Leave Deanship, Assume Rosh Yeshiva Position". 11 March 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Rabbi Yona Reiss - Yeshiva University". www.yu.edu.
  7. ^ Clarke, Suzan (July 16, 2007). "Ramapo Councilman Harry Reiss dies". THE JOURNAL NEWS. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  8. ^ Editorial Board (November 23, 2001). "Endorsements". The Jewish Press. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
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