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Perry Rank

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'''Perry Raphael Rank''' (also known as, as a derivative of his Hebrew name רפאל פרץ רנק [''Refa'el Peretz Rank''], Rafi Rank) is a [[Conservative rabbi]] serving [[Midway Jewish Center]] in [[Syosset]], [[New York]].

===Biography===
Born in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]] on December 16, 1954, Rank attended the University of Minnesota for his undergraduate degree and earned his MA and rabbinic ordination at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1981. Rank served, from his ordination until 1987, as the spiritual leader at [[Congregation Shomrei Emunah]] in [[Montclair]], [[New Jersey]], followed by twelve years as the Rabbi of [[Temple Beth Ahm]] (now merged and renamed as [[Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael]]) in [[Springfield]], [[New Jersey]]. In 1998, the [[Rabbinical Assembly]] published Rank's edited volume, ''[[Moreh Derekh]]'', a guide to rabbinic officiation at life cycle events in accordance with contemporary Conservative Jewish practice and thought,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> replacing Conservative clergy's theretofore most recent life cycle manual (which was, at the time, 33 years old).<ref></ref> ''[[Moreh Derekh]]'' remains in use today, even among rabbis of multiple denominations outside Conservative Judaism itself.<ref></ref> Rank began to serve Midway Jewish Center in 1999 and continues to serve there at this time.

Rank served as President of the international [[Rabbinical Assembly]] from 2004 until 2006. During this time, he assisted in the RA's work in creating a centralized framework for conversion within Conservative Judaism<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>, an effort not dissimilar from his prior work in New Jersey in working with other regional Conservative rabbis in education towards conversion.<ref></ref> As President of the RA, Rank sat as an ex-officio member of the [[Committee on Jewish Law and Standards]], during a time when halakhic questions surrounding homosexuality were contentiously debated and the [[CJLS]] adopted the practice of requiring 20 of its 25 members to vote in favor of a ''[[teshuvah]]'' deemed a ''[[takkanah]]'', a procedure that Rank was assigned to explain to the membership of the RA.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> In his position as a defender of Jewish law as understood within Conservative Jewish framework, Rank spoke at the 2004 [[March for Women's Lives]] about the halakhic understanding of when abortion becomes necessary.<ref></ref> A letter penned by Rank early in his tenure as President of the RA addressed the fashion in which [[halakhah]] demands ethical treatment of animals in slaughterhouses--a letter cited both among bloggers<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> and in such widely accessed venues as [[Jonathan Safran Foer]]'s book ''[[Eating Animals]]''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

Rank is married to [[Ellen Rank]], a multi-award-winning Jewish educator, and is the father of film and TV producer [[Rami Rank]], [[Wildlife Conservation Society]] research and evaluation associate [[Shuli Rank]], and Rabbi [[Jonah Rank]].<ref></ref>

===Personality===
Rank, who began teaching cantillation and prayer leadership skills when still living in Minnesota, was described in 2005 as his then-co-worker Cantor [[Ken Richmond]] as "ha[ving] a beautiful voice and often harmoniz[ing] with [the cantor]"<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>. Rabbi [[Jason Klein]], who, as a child in Montclair, saw Rank as "a role model" and recalls Rank as "really ha[ving] a way that [is] very charismatic and warm and connected with children and adults”<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> In his history of Jewish education in [[St. Paul]] and [[Minneapolis]], Professor Earl Schwartz names Rank among "prominent Hebraists and liturgical experts [who] are dual alumni of the Talmud Torah of Minneapolis and a concurrent synagogue skills program."<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> Rank is also known for his humor, as he shares in such widely shared media as his video ''Rabbi Rank and the Rebbetzin Moskowitz Explain Pesah Cleaning''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

===''A Full-Figured Faith''===
In 2019, Rank completed and saw the release in paperback and electronic editions of his first book in his role as sole author, ''A Full-Figured Faith: The Expanding Effect of Doubt and Skepticism on an Expanding Jewish Faith''.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

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