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title: "2 Shai Held Quotes - Famous Rosh yeshiva"
description: "American academic... | Shai Held is President, Dean, and Chair in Jewish Thought at the Hadar institute, which he founded in 2006 with Rabbis Elie Kaunf..."
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# Shai Held

(1971)   Rosh Yeshiva

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Shai Held is a rosh yeshiva.

## Quick Facts About Shai Held

Born July 2, 1971

Profession Rosh Yeshiva

## About Shai Held

American academic... \| Shai Held is President, Dean, and Chair in Jewish Thought at the Hadar institute, which he founded in 2006 with Rabbis Elie Kaunfer and Ethan Tucker.

##  Quotes by Shai Held

> [“Pivotally, what we find in Torah is not privatized religion but a social vision, not ascetic distancing from the world but a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shai-held/pivotally-what-we-find-in-torah-is-not-privatized-religion-but-a/)

Shai Held

[Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/929/shai-held-98656_dreams_pivotally-what-we-find-in-torah-is-not-p_58621.jpg)

> [“The trajectory of Exodus is unmistakable. When the book begins, the people are enslaved to a merciless despot who refuses to grant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shai-held/the-trajectory-of-exodus-is-unmistakable-when-the-book-begins-the/)

Shai Held

[Abraham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abraham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85c/shai-held-98656_abraham_the-trajectory-of-exodus-is-unmistakable_2475110.jpg)

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