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  • Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin (1928-1983) established himself as an incomparable teacher and interpreter of Jewish laws and practice through his classic books To Be.
  • "To Be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life" by Hayim Halevy Donin is an enlightening exploration of Jewish life.
  • To be a Jew; a guide to Jewish observance in contemporary life.
  • Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin (1928-1982) established himself as an incomparable teacher and interpreter of Jewish laws and practice through his classic books To Be.

    • "To Be a Jew: A Guide to Jewish Observance in Contemporary Life" by Hayim Halevy Donin is an enlightening exploration of Jewish life.!

    Hayim Halevy Donin

    American rabbi and author

    Hayim Halevy Donin

    TitleRabbi
    Born

    Herman Dolnansky


    (1928-06-03)June 3, 1928

    New York City

    DiedJanuary 21, 1982(1982-01-21) (aged 53)

    Israel

    SpouseTzivia Donin
    ReligionJudaism

    Hayim Halevy Donin (1928–1982), was an American Orthodoxrabbi and the author of several books.

    Donin was born Herman Dolnansky in the city of New York and changed his legal name in 1955.

    Academic formation

    Donin obtained his degree in arts at the Yeshiva University in 1948, received his rabbinical ordination (semicha) at the Yeshiva University in 1951, ended his master's degree in arts at the Columbia University in 1952, and completed his doctorate in philosophy at the Wayne State University in 1966.[1]

    History

    Donin served as the rabbi of the Kesher Israel congregation, located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, between 1951 and 1953.

    He was an advisor to the B'nai B'rith lodge, and was also a membe