Daniel Fridman (rabbi)

Rabbi Daniel Fridman
Title	S'gan Rosh Yeshiva of TABC, Rabbi of Jewish Center of Teaneck
Personal life
Born	Daniel Fridman
Nationality	American
Spouse	Chaya Fridman
Children	Eliana, Yosef Reuven
Parent(s)	Mort Fridman and Esther Fridman
Alma mater	Yavneh Academy, The Frisch School, Yeshivat Har Etzion, Columbia University, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
Occupation	Rabbi
Religious life
Religion	Judaism
Denomination	Orthodox Judaism

Rabbi Daniel Fridman is an Orthodox Jew who is the S'gan (Deputy) Rosh Yeshiva of TABC and the Rabbi of the Jewish Center of Teaneck.

Biography

Rabbi Daniel Fridman grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he attended Yavneh Academy for elementary school. Following Yavneh Academy, he attended the Frisch School. After high school, he attended Yeshivat Har Etzion, where he developed a close relationship with Rav Aharon Lichtenstein. After attending Yeshivat Har Etzion, Rabbi Fridman attended Columbia University, where he majored in Biological Sciences. Rabbi Daniel Fridman was a Talmid of Rabbi Michael Rosensweig at RIETS. Before living in Teaneck, Rabbi Fridman lived on the Upper West Side of New York City, where he served as the Resident Scholar of the Jewish Center of Manhattan. He also teaches at Lamdeinu, a learning program for adults based in Teaneck’s Congregation Beth Aaron.

Early life

Rabbi Fridman was born in the Bronx; his parents, Drs. Esther and Morton Fridman, both psychiatrists, were residents at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine there. In 1988, his parents moved their young family — Daniel was 3, and his older brother, Ari, was 4 — to Teaneck.

Personal

Daniel Fridman was raised in Teaneck, NJ, as was his wife, the former Dr. Chaya Gopin who is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Neuropsychology at Weill Cornell Medical College. Daniel and Chaya have a daughter Eliana.