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Rabbi Menachem Genack | |
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| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality |  United States of America |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
Menachem Genack (born 1949) is an Orthodox rabbi and the CEO of the Orthodox Union Kosher Division, a supervisory organization of kosher food. As such he oversees the kosher certification of over 1.3 million products and over 14,000 facilities in 104 countries.[1]
In addition to his role at the Orthodox union (OU Kosher) , he gives a Yoreh Deah shiur for ordination students at Yeshiva University and is a member of the Board of Trustees and Professor of Talmud at Touro College, from which he received an Honorary Doctorate in 1998. Rabbi Genack was founding Chairman of NORPAC, a pro-Israel political action committee. He also serves on the executive committee of AIPAC.
An author and talmudic scholar, Rabbi Genack has published over 180 articles on Jewish thought and law, and is on the editorial board of Yeshiva University’s publication Tradition, A Journal of Orthodox Jewish Thought. The author of three halachic works: Birkat Yitchak, Gan Shoshanim, and Chazon Nachum, Rabbi Genack is also the co-editor of the Torah journal Mesorah.
In 2008 The Jewish Daily Forward listed him as one of the "Forward 50," the fifty most influential[2] Jews in the United States.
Genack lives in Englewood, New Jersey, where he is rabbi of Congregation Shomrei Emunah since 1985.
- ^ "OU Kosher Certification Agency. Kosher Supervision by Orthodox Union". OU Kosher Certification. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ Lynton, Michael (2010-06-28). "The 50 Most Influential Rabbis in America". Newsweek. Retrieved 2023-02-02.