12 Facts About Manis Friedman

Manis Friedman is a Hassid, rabbi, author, social philosopher and public speaker.

Manis Friedman is the dean of the Bais Chana Institute of Jewish Studies.

Manis Friedman is featured in the documentary films: The Lost Key, The Jewish Journey: America, and "Patterns of Evidences".

Manis Friedman received his rabbinic ordination at the Rabbinical College of Canada in 1969.

Manis Friedman has served as the school's dean since its inception.

Manis Friedman briefly served as senior translator for Jewish Educational Media, Inc.

Manis Friedman has lectured in cities throughout the US, as well as London, Hong Kong, Cape Town, and Johannesburg in South Africa, Melbourne and Sydney in Australia, and a number of South and Central American cities.

Manis Friedman is the most popular rabbi on YouTube, with over 236,000 subscribers as of January 2023.

Manis Friedman is the brother of the Jewish singer Avraham Fried and father of contemporary Jewish religious music vocalist Benny Friedman.

Manis Friedman quotes Friedman saying that a woman "violates herself" if she were to refrain from having children and that birth control is a "violent violation of a woman's being".

Manis Friedman insisted that the teenage angst experienced by girls stems from the fact that they are already biologically and psychologically ready for marriage but their urges are held back; he believes that, in a perfect world, girls getting married as young as fourteen would be optimal, though that's obviously not realistic in today's society.

Manis Friedman's comments were received poorly by advocates who saw his statements as trivialising the experiences of the victims.