Rabbi Rabbi Y. Adler

Rabbi Y. Adler

by Rabbi Yosef Adler
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Rabbi Yosef Adler was a student of the Rav and his personal shamash for two years. He received his rabbinical ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University, and is both the mara de-atra of Congregation Rinat Yisrael in Teaneck, New Jersey and the Rosh ha-Yeshiva of Torah Academy of Bergen County.

reviews of the Rav Soloveitchik Haggadah

Local rabbi's Haggadah shares Soloveitchik's wisdom

Using meticulous notes saved from the 1970s, Rabbi Yosef Adler compiled "Haggadah for Passover with Commentary based on the Shiurim of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik" while on sabbatical in the summer of 2006.
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Adler, the longtime rabbi of Cong. Rinat Yisrael in Teaneck and head of school of the Torah Academy of Bergen County there, was a disciple of the man referred to respectfully as "the rav" in the world of Yeshiva University and centrist American Orthodoxy.

In his introduction, Adler relates that he was a sophomore in high school the first time he heard Soloveitchik lecture (in Yiddish) at a Mizrachi convention.
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Although Soloveitchik's grandson Yitzchak Lichtenstein previously published a Haggadah incorporating material from his grandfather's lectures, and others have published works on Soloveitchik's insights into the holiday, Adler felt there was more to be mined.

"The Lichtenstein Haggadah is purely halachic [dealing with Jewish laws] and does not explain the text of the Haggadah itself, so I felt I could make a contribution," said Adler. "Everything [in the book] I heard from the rav directly, and it has greatly enhanced my own understanding of the seder."

This full Hebrew-English Haggadah includes seven pages of Adler's own commentaries, as well as his seven-page Hebrew summary of the laws of the seder. "Aside from the halachic section, I wrote it primarily in English for a broader audience without an extensive talmudic background," said Adler.
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The Haggadah marks the first one compiled by Adler.

"I always think about doing more with the material I have from the rav, but the problem is that I don't have the time," said Adler.
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For articles about the rav in the Yeshiva College newspaper written last year by Adler as well as Rabbi Howard Jachter - a Torah Academy instructor of Talmud - see here.
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Rabbi Yosef Adler was a student of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, known as the Rav, and served as his personal assistant for two years.
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Rabbi Adler attended the Rav's weekly shiurim, or public lectures, for 13 years, with four sessions each year devoted to Passover. In "Haggadah for Passover with Commentary based on the Shiurim of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik" (Urim Publishers), Rabbi Adler presents the profound insights of the Rav, as they relate to the seder and observance of the holiday, along with his own commentary.
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Rabbi Adler is the spiritual leader of Congregation Rinat Yisrael in Teaneck, N.J. and heads the Torah Academy of Bergen County. -Sandee Brawarsky NY Jewish Week

In R. Yosef Adler's recently published Haggadah for Passover with Commentary Based on the Shiurim of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik (pp. 32-33), R. Adler quotes R. Soloveitchik as explaining that Ha-Makom is a name that refers to a hidden God.
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Ordained at RIETS, Adler is the longtime rabbi of Congregation Rinat Yisrael and the rosh yeshiva of the Torah Academy of Bergen County, both in Teaneck, New Jersey. Adler's stated aim is to bring to light insights that have not previously been published.