Yissocher Frand
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Rabbi Yissocher Frand is an American orthodox rabbi and author. He is a rosh yeshiva (dean) at [[Yeshiva Ner Yisrael: Ner Israel Rabbinical College|Ner Yisrael yeshiva]] in Baltimore, MD. Born in Seattle, Washington, he attended Ner Yisrael as a student and progressed to become a maggid shiur (lecturer).
In the late 1980s he started a weekly Thursday night lecture in the Baltimore Agudath Yisrael, which became highly popular. Building on points from the weekly Torah reading, he typically addresses both a topic in practical halakha (Jewish law) and homiletics/ethics. Taped versions of these lectures were distributed, making him a popular speaker in the United States and abroad.
He is a board member and speaker on behalf of the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation, an organisation dedicated to educating the Jewish public on the laws of lashon hara (speaking negatively about others).
Books
- Rabbi Yissocher Frand in print: Contemporary and classic issues through the prism of Torah, Artscroll, September 1995. ISBN 0899066313
- Listen to Your Messages: And Other Observations on Contemporary Jewish Life, Artscroll, August 1999. ISBN 1578191408
- An Offer You can't Refuse: and other essays on the art of living, Artscroll, January 2004. ISBN 1578194385
- Rabbi Frand on the Parashah: Insights, stories and observations ... on the weekly Torah reading, Artscroll, 2001. ISBN 1578195942
External links
- [Yad Yechiel], distributor of Rabbi Frand's tapes
- [Torah.org (Project Genesis)], weekly email list of Rabbi Frand's speeches
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