Matanky, Leonard A.
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Name (Hebrew)
מטנקי, לאונרד א., 1958-
Name (Latin)
Matanky, Leonard A.
Other forms of name
Matanky, Lenny
Date of birth
1958-10-26
Place of birth
Chicago (Ill.)
Place of residence/headquarters
Chicago (Ill.)
Field of activity
Curriculum planning
Jewish religious education of children
Jews--Education--Germany--History
Judaism--Liturgy
Orthodox Judaism
School management and organization
Associate group
Ida Crown Jewish Academy (Chicago, Ill.)
Occupation
Religious Zionists
Editors
Jewish educators
Rabbis Deans (Education)
Gender
male
Sources of Information
- Author's Shabbat games, c1978:
- The status of primary and elementary school teachers as reflected in Rabbinic responsa and communal taqqanot of the Germanic states during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, 1993: Leonard A. Matanky (born October 26, 1958, Chicago) is a prolific Modern Orthodox rabbi and Jewish leader in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Matanky is currently the immediate past president of the Rabbinical Council of America, pulpit rabbi of Congregation K.I.N.S. and Dean of Ida Crown Jewish Academy ( (Wikipedia, October 26, 1993:) )
Wikipedia description:
Leonard A. Matanky (born October 26, 1958) is a prolific Modern Orthodox rabbi and Jewish leader in the United States. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Matanky is the co-president of the Religious Zionists of America, pulpit rabbi of Congregation K.I.N.S of West Rogers Park. and Dean of Ida Crown Jewish Academy and past president of the Rabbinical Council of America. He has written extensively on curriculum issues.
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