Reuven Hammer

Reuven Hammer (; June 30, 1933 – August 12, 2019) was an American-Israeli Conservative rabbi, scholar of Jewish liturgy, author, and lecturer who was born in New York. He was a founder of the "Masorti" (Conservative) movement in Israel, led its beit din, and served as president of the International Rabbinical Assembly. A prolific writer in both the Israeli and international press, He lived in Jerusalem.

Biography Hammer earned a doctorate in theology and rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, as well as a Ph.D. from Northwestern University.

As president of the 1,500-member The work contains the complete text of Siddur Sim Shalom for Shabbat and Jewish holidays, surrounded by a comprehensive commentary. The page layout loosely resembles that of the Talmud. In 2008, Rabbi Hammer also authored the commentary for Or Hadash: A Commentary on Siddur Sim Shalom for Weekdays.

From October 2005 to July 2007, Hammer was the interim rabbi at the New London Synagogue in London, England.

Honors and awards In 2003 Hammer was named to the Forward 50 as one of the most influential Jews in the American Jewish community for his achievements as president of the Rabbinical Assembly.