Rabbi Ben Greenberg is the Orthodox Jewish Chaplain of Harvard University, Director of The Seif Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus at Harvard and the Orthodox Rabbi of Harvard Hillel.
He received his BA in Psychology from The Lander College for Men where he was on the Dean's List and was a recipient of the President's Scholarship. He founded the Lander College chapter of Yavneh Olami, the Religious Zionist college student movement of World Mizrachi. Ben has interned at the Jewish Center of Teaneck and the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale. He completed a 400-hour rotation in hospital chaplaincy at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center in the neuroscience critical care unit and the post-surgery unit. During his tenure at YCT, Ben has been awarded fellowships at CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, The Healthcare Chaplaincy and the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding of Sacred Heart University. He has completed graduate coursework in Medieval Jewish History at Yeshiva University. In 2007 Ben published an article entitled "The Exodus as the Foundational Paradigm for Social Justice" in the third volume of the journal Milin Havivin. Also in 2007 Ben led and organized a relief trip to Southern California during the wildfires.
He received his BA in Psychology from The Lander College for Men where he was on the Dean's List and was a recipient of the President's Scholarship. He founded the Lander College chapter of Yavneh Olami, the Religious Zionist college student movement of World Mizrachi. Ben has interned at the Jewish Center of Teaneck and the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale. He completed a 400-hour rotation in hospital chaplaincy at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Medical Center in the neuroscience critical care unit and the post-surgery unit. During his tenure at YCT, Ben has been awarded fellowships at CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, The Healthcare Chaplaincy and the Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding of Sacred Heart University. He has completed graduate coursework in Medieval Jewish History at Yeshiva University. In 2007 Ben published an article entitled "The Exodus as the Foundational Paradigm for Social Justice" in the third volume of the journal Milin Havivin. Also in 2007 Ben led and organized a relief trip to Southern California during the wildfires.
Rabbi Greenberg in the news
- "Tweeting the Torah, bringing religion online" The State Press October 19th, 2009
- "Enlightenment in 140 Characters or Less?" The Jewish Star November 18th, 2009
- "Rabbi tweets Torah 4 Jews on the go" The Jewish Advocate December 2nd, 2009
Interested in having Rabbi Greenberg speak at your organization?
Rabbi Greenberg has spoken at synagogues, Hillels, schools and federation events around the country on a variety of topics. Please visit the contact page if you would like to bring him out to speak to your organization.