Kalman Topp

Rabbi Kalman Topp
Position Senior Rabbi
Organisation Beth Jacob Congregation
Began August 2009
Predecessor Rabbi Steven Weil
Personal details
Born 14 December 1972
New York
Denomination Orthodox
Residence Los Angeles, California
Spouse Dr. Jordana Topp
Children 6
Alma mater Yeshiva University
Semicha Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary

Rabbi Kalman Topp is an American rabbi, educator and author, currently serving as the Senior Rabbi of the Beth Jacob Congregation of Beverly Hills, California.

Early life

A native New Yorker, Topp was raised in Kew Garden Hills, where he attended and graduated from Yeshiva of Central Queens. Rabbi Topp is one of the most illustrious successful Rabbis to come out of YCQ. After graduating from the Yeshiva University's Sy Syms School of Business, he attended Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary for his ordination and the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education for a Master's Degree in secondary education.[1]

Career

Prior to receiving his ordination, Topp worked for Osem Foods International in Petach Tikvah, Israel, in its finance department. After achieving his master's degree, he taught Jewish studies at various schools in New York and New Jersey, including the Frisch School and the Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaways.[1]

Before joining Beth Jacob, he served as Rabbi to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Young Israel of Woodmere in Woodmere, NY. In August 2009, he joined Congregation Beth Jacob of Beverly Hills as Senior Rabbi.[1]

In May 2008, Rabbi Topp was appointed by the Nassau County Legislature to serve as a Human Rights Commissioner in Nassau County on a multi-racial commission that investigates human rights complaints, promotes tolerance and fights all types of discrimination in the county

Rabbi Topp has served on a number of committees and boards dealing with issues impacting the Jewish community, including on a subcommittee of the Rabbinical Council of America, where he is on the executive board. Rabbi Topp serves on the Executive committee of the Southern California Board of Rabbis, the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Council of California, and the Halachic Advisory Board for Aleinu. His writings have appeared in journals and books.[1]

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rabbi Kalman Topp - Senior Rabbi". Beth Jacob Organization. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
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