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About Rabbi Lipman:
 Rabbi Dov Lipman is a Rebbi at Yeshivat Reishit Yerushalayim www.reishit.org and Machon Maayan www.machonmaayan.org in Bet Shemesh, Israel. Whether teaching classes in Jewish philosophy, Talmud, the weekly parsha, mussar/ethics or learning with students in small groups, Rabbi Lipman has earned respect and admiration as a trusted, caring and dynamic Rebbi. He is also very involved in the Bet Shemesh community having worked as Special Assistant to the Deputy Mayor, volunteered as a campaign manager in the recent Mayoral elections, and serving as a liason/mediator between the Hareidi and Religious Zionist/Secular communities in the city. For the past nine summers Rabbi Lipman served as a director at Sportstar Academy www.sportstaracademy.com. For the Summer of 2009, he will be joining the administration of Camp Mesorah www.campmesorah.com as part of the new and exciting Sportstar Academy-Camp Mesorah merger. A graduate of Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore, Maryland, Rabbi Lipman has Rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg, zt"l, and is also a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, with an M.S. in Education. An experienced educator, Rabbi Lipman has held numerous administrative and educational positions in the United States and Israel. He is a sought after lecturer, especially for audiences of teens or parents/educators seeking to inspire youth in the spiritual realm.
 Rabbi Lipman is the author of "DISCOVER: Answers for Teenagers (and Adults) to Questions about the Jewish Faith," a book which has touched the lives of thousands of youth - and their parents - with clear answers to the questions which bother all Jewish children. His latest book, "TIMEOUT: Sports Stories as a Game Plan for Spiritual Success" was released last September by Devora Publishing.
He has numerous projects in the publishing process including:
- "FOUNDATIONS: The Hagadah to Assist Parents of Teens," a book which is certain to revolutionize sedarim for families seeking to create a meaningful seder experience
- NEW BEGINNINGS," which contains essays with new insights regarding the beginning of every Parsha with lessons to start "new beginnings" in various aspects of our spiritual lives
His popular insights on the Weekly Portion are published by the OU in Torah Tidbits as Parsha Points to Ponder and his essays often appear on aish.com.
Background
Rabbi Lipman grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland where he attended the Hebrew Academy of Greater Washington and the Yeshiva of Greater Washington. After spending two years at Yeshivas Mercaz HaTorah in Jerusalem, he spent the next few years at Ner Israel Rabbinical College and Johns Hopkins Univeristy in Baltimore, MD.
In 1994, Rabbi Lipman married Dena Abramowitz from Elizabeth, NJ. The Lipmans spent 3 years as part of the founding members of the Cincinnati Community Kollel. The family then spent 6 years in Silver Spring, MD where Rabbi Lipman held various posts in the community schools. In 2004, the Lipmans and their four children made aliyah and settled in Bet Shemesh, Israel.
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