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Rabbi '''Shmuel Kamenetsky''' has been co-[[rosh yeshiva]] of the [[Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia]] for the past 50 years with Rabbi [[Elya Svei]] and is probably the current best-known [[Gadol]] ([[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]] [[Lithuanian Jews|Litvish Jewish]] religious leader) outside the of [[Israel]]. He is the most famous son of Rabbi [[Yaakov Kamenetsky]].
Rabbi '''Shmuel Kamenetsky''' has been co-[[rosh yeshiva]] of the [[Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia]] for the past 50 years with Rabbi [[Elya Svei]] and is probably the current best-known [[Gadol]] ([[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]] [[Lithuanian Jews|Litvish Jewish]] religious leader) outside the land of [[Israel]]. He is the most famous son of Rabbi [[Yaakov Kamenetsky]].


Rabbi Kamenetsky is a member of the [[Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah]] of [[Agudath Israel of America]].
Rabbi Kamenetsky is a member of the [[Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah]] of [[Agudath Israel of America]].

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Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky has been co-rosh yeshiva of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia for the past 50 years with Rabbi Elya Svei and is probably the current best-known Gadol (Haredi Litvish Jewish religious leader) outside the land of Israel. He is the most famous son of Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky.

Rabbi Kamenetsky is a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Israel of America.

Rabbi Kamenetsky serves on the rabbinical board of many organizations including Chinuch Atzmai (Torah Schools for Israel), Torah Umesorah, the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation and the Association for Jewish Outreach Professionals (AJOP).

Rabbi Kamenetsky's sons include Rabbi Sholom Kamenetsky, an instructor of Talmud in the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia, Rabbi Avrohom Kamenetsky, an instructor of Talmud at Yeshivas Beis Yisroel in Jerusalem, and Rabbi Dovid Kamenetsky, a Talmud instructor at Yeshivat Darche Noam/Shapell's in Jerusalem.


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