Rabbi Dr. Gersion Appel z”l, a renowned scholar, educator and author, pursued his Torah studies in Yeshiva and Mesivta Torah Vodaath, and Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, where he received his semichah. He graduated Yeshiva College and received a Doctor of Hebrew Literature degree from Yeshiva University’s Bernard Revel Graduate School and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Harvard University. Serving for many years as the rabbi of leading Orthodox congregations, Rabbi Appel also had a distinguished academic career at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, where he chaired the Jewish Studies and Philosophy departments.