Emanuel Rackman
Rabbi Emanuel Rackman | |
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מנחם עמנואל רקמן | |
| President of Rabbinical Council of America | |
| President of New York Board of Rabbis | |
| In office 1955–2008 | |
| President of Bar-Ilan University | |
| In office 1977–1986 | |
| Chancellor of Bar-Ilan University | |
| In office 1986–2008 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | June 24, 1910 |
| Died | December 1, 2008 (aged 98) New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Ruth Fishman |
| Children | Rabbi Bennett Rackman |
| Alma mater | Columbia University, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary |
| Known for | President of Bar-Ilan University |
| Other names | (Menachem) Emanuel Rackman מנחם עמנואל רקמן |
| Occupation | Rabbi, educator |
| Religious life | |
| Denomination | Modern Orthodox Judaism |
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Rabbi (Menachem) Emanuel Rackman (Hebrew: מנחם עמנואל רקמן Menachem 'immanuel Raqman; June 24, 1910 in Albany – December 1, 2008) was an American Modern Orthodox Rabbi, president of the RCA, vice-president of Yeshiva University. President of Bar-Ilan University from 1977 to 1986. He held pulpits in major congregations and helped draw attention to the plight of Refuseniks in the then-Soviet Union and attempted to resolve the dilemma of the Agunah, a woman who cannot remarry because her husband will not grant a Get, the required religious divorce decree that would free her to remarry under Halacha.