Bio

Rabbi Benjamin Blech is an internationally recognized educator, religious leader, author, and lecturer. Blech has received the American Educator of the Year award and is the author of twelve highly acclaimed books, including The Sistine Secrets, a NY Times bestselling book.

As a result of his personal meeting with the late Pope John Paul II, he was instrumental in securing the loan of precious Jewish manuscripts for exhibition in Israel.

Blech has appeared on national television (including The Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20, and Nightline), and writes regularly for major newspapers and journals. He was recently ranked #16 in a listing of the 50 most influential Jews in America. Born in Zurich, he lives in Manhattan with his wife Elaine.

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