He received his master's, doctoral, and rabbinical degrees from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City.
[1] Kripke was a rabbi at synagogues in Racine, Wisconsin, Patchogue, New York on Long Island, and New London, Connecticut.
[1] From 1976–90, Kripke was an adjunct Associate Professor of Theology at Creighton University, regularly teaching courses in Judaism and Hebrew Bible.
Starting in 1980, Kripke wrote a commentary on the weekly Torah portion for the Omaha Jewish Press.
Buffett and Kripke's wives, the latter a published author, had common interests in education and community service.
As early investors with Buffett, the Kripkes benefitted greatly: their original investment of $70,000 increased to almost $25 million.
[20] The Kripke Center at Creighton University was created to empower those among the faith communities to have better understanding of each other's differences and similarities.