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Daniel Kraus

May 16, 2014, 6:20 AM

If you had asked me last week who Kevin Durant is, I most likely would have responded that I have no idea. Furthermore, if you would have told me that he is a 25 year old basket baller who...

Dec 9, 2013, 10:12 PM

Keeping the Chanukah candles ablaze

It was always only going to be eight days. It has been that way for hundreds of years. For some families, many hours of planning went into the eight days of Chanukah -from obsessing about appropriate gifts, to planning...

Dec 4, 2013, 9:02 PM

What giant Menorahs can teach Judaism

Giant Menorahs, giant latkes and giant donuts - Chabad only goes giant. Many Chabad “Houses” have secured major city destinations for their giant Menorahs to be displayed. Chabad's literal interpretation of Pirsumei Nisa, (Hebrew for “publicizing the miracle of Chanukah”), is...

About Me

Rabbi Daniel Kraus in an orthodox rabbi, entrepreneur and marketer who uses his gift of innovation and creativity to reach and engage affiliated and unaffiliated Jews. Rabbi Kraus currently serves as a Rabbi and the Director of Community Education at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York. A native of Melbourne, Australia, Daniel has been living in New York for the last 10 years and has been heavily involved in a range of Jewish organizations. Together with his wife Rachel, Rabbi Daniel has built a vibrant community of previously unaffiliated young Jewish professionals in the midtown Manhattan area, with over 7,000 people from diverse backgrounds participating in their programs over 7 years.