9:52 AM
Gil Student
I received the following from a member of the faculty of Yeshiva Chovevei Torah. Writing something like this about one of your students has got to be very painful and the kind of thing you only do after every other avenue has been exhausted:
Rabbi Darren Kleinberg was ordained as a rabbi by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, an Orthodox rabbinical school, in June 2004. Since then, he has been engaged in many positive endeavors as a rabbi on behalf of the Jewish people. However, recently, Rabbi Kleinberg has participated on a non-halakhic beit din for conversion. This violates the standards and principles of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and YCT categorically rejects this action. Rabbi Kleinberg's statements and actions should not be assumed to be representative of YCT's positions and principles.
Rabbi Avi Weiss
Founder and President
Rabbi Dov Linzer
Rosh HaYeshiva and Dean
