Asher Lopatin
| Asher Lopatin | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 1, 1964 |
| Education | Maimonides School |
| Alma mater |
Boston University University of Oxford |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
Asher Lopatin (born September 1, 1964) is an American Orthodox rabbi. He is the President of the Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School, located in Riverdale in New York City. Previously, he was the spiritual leader of Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel Congregation in Chicago, and is widely known for his commitment to fostering and promoting an inclusive view of Orthodoxy.
Rabbi Lopatin is a graduate of the Maimonides School, and received a B.A. in International Relations and Islamic Studies from Boston University. In 1989, he was awarded a Master of Philosophy from the University of Oxford in Medieval Arabic Thought. He has also done doctoral work at Oxford in Islamic Fundamentalist Attitudes Toward Jews, authoring a chapter on Muslim/Jewish relations titled "The Uncircumcised Jewish Heart (in Islamic and Qur'anic Thought)." Lopatin's list of academic honors is significant: he won a Rhodes Scholarship, was a Wexner Fellow, a Truman Scholar, and a Boston University Trustee Scholar. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received rabbinic ordination from both Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University in New York City in 1996 and Rabbi Aharon Soloveichik. Lopatin also received honorary smicha from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in 2002.
Rabbi Lopatin was the spiritual leader of Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel, a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood. Since he assumed this position in 1995, the congregation has grown from only 90 members into a community of over 400. During his tenure at Anshe Sholom, Lopatin has been instrumental in establishing the infrastructure necessary for a thriving Orthodox community. His leadership has resulted in the creation of the Adam R. Straus Memorial Mikvah (attached to ASBI), the erecting of the Lakeview Eruv, and the opening of a kosher restaurant (Milt's Barbecue for the Perplexed). Together with his wife Rachel, Rabbi Lopatin was a founder of the multi-denominational Chicago Jewish Day School.
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