Steven Weil
| Rabbi Steven Weil | |
|---|---|
| Position | Senior Managing Director |
| Organisation | Orthodox Union |
| Personal details | |
| Born | New York |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Residence | Teaneck, New Jersey |
| Spouse | Yael |
| Alma mater | Yeshiva University |
| Semicha | Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary |
Steven Weil (born 1965) is an American rabbi and Senior Managing Director of the Orthodox Union.
Steven Weil grew up on a cattle farm in upstate New York. He attended Ohr Torah High School and Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh in Israel and Yeshiva University in New York. He was ordained at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and earned a Masters in Business Administration from New York University Stern School of Business.
Weil became rabbi of the Young Israel of Oak Park, Michigan in 1994 and later served as Rabbi for eight years at Beth Jacob Congregation in Beverly Hills, California, the largest Orthodox congregation outside of the metropolitan New York City area. In both synagogues, he substantially increased membership and expanded programming. He has delivered invocations for President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Beverly Hills Mayors Stephen H. Webb and Jimmy Delshad. He has served internationally as scholar in residence while visiting congregations across the country and strongly advocating for Israel and Jewish Education. He has worked closely with leaders in the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and has worked with the Beth Medrash Govoha of Lakewood Township, New Jersey.
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