Avi Weiss
Avraham (Avi) Weiss (Hebrew: אברהם חיים יוסף הכהן ווייס; born 1944) is an American Modern Orthodox rabbi who heads the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in The Bronx, New York. He is an author, teacher, lecturer, and activist. He is founder and dean of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, an "open Orthodox" yeshiva, and founder of Yeshivat Maharat for Orthodox women.
In 2012, Newsweek ranked him the 11th most prominent rabbi in the United States, in 2011 he was ranked number 12, after being number 18 in 2010.
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