Rabbi Bodner will oversee Judaic Studies and Hebrew Language faculty, and lead all aspects of Jewish life on campus. He joins Denver Academy of Torah from New York where he was a Judaic Studies teacher at Ramaz High School for the past seven years. Raised in Israel, Rabbi Bodner served in the IDF in the Armored Corps and fought in the Second Lebanon War in 2006. Prior to becoming an educator, he was a practicing attorney. His law degree is from Bar Ilan University, with a focus on Jewish law and philosophy. He and his wife Lindsey, have four children, two of whom are attending DAT this year. Rabbi Bodner will be teaching high school Gemara B’Ivrit this year.