Chanukah: The Jewish Thanksgiving
Listen to Rabbi Yissocher Frand's pre-Chanukah shiur, a Rabbi Zalman Levine memorial lecture.
Rabbi Yissocher Frand
A Rosh Yeshiva at Baltimore’s prestigious Yeshivas Ner Israel, Rabbi Frand has earned recognition as the preeminent Torah lecturer of the English-speaking Jewish world, inspiring generations of students and audiences alike.
He has served as keynote speaker at the national conventions of Agudath Israel of America, Torah U’mesorah, and the landmark Siyum Hashas, bringing his singular blend of scholarship, warmth, and eloquence to tens of thousands.
The author of a number of classic seforim as well as ten ArtScroll works on Parshas Hashavuah and the Haggadah, his shiurim reach Jews of every background on every continent through the Yad Yechiel Institute.
Rabbi Raphael Zalman Levine Endowed Distinguished Talmudic Scholar Award
Rabbi Frand is the recipient of Touro University’s Rabbi Raphael Zalman Levine HaCohen Endowed Distinguished Talmudic Scholar Award, an honor previously bestowed upon HaRav Asher Weiss and HaRav Dovid Cohen.
The Distinguished Talmudic Scholar Award was generously endowed by Mr. Joel Margolis a”h. His yahrzeit is 5 Adar 5784 and this shiur and endowed scholarship program is organized l'iluy nishmato.
