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Rabbi Kenneth Brander: Building a Modern Orthodox Future — Torah, Service, and Shared Responsibility
In this wide-ranging conversation, Marc Schulman sits down with Rabbi Kenneth Brander, President and Rosh HaYeshiva of Ohr Torah Stone (OTS), to trace a remarkable journey from Kew Gardens Hills and Yeshiva University—including formative years living in the Rav’s NY apartment and serving at Lincoln Square Synagogue—to community-building in Boca Raton and, ultimately, Aliyah to lead OTS in Israel. Rabbi Brander outlines how OTS has grown to 32 institutions and 5,000 students, spanning high schools, yeshivot hesder, advanced women’s Torah study, rabbinic training, global shlichut (300…
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