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Aaron Leibowitz

Aaron Leibowitz

American-born Israeli rabbi

Aaron Leibowitz is an American-born Israeli rabbi, noted educator, [1] and local politician. In 2006 he founded and headed Yeshiva Sulam Yaakov. [1] In 2015 he became a councilor on the Jerusalem Municipality for the Yerushalmim party. [2] In 2012 he started Hashgacha Pratit, a kosher certification independent of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate. [3]

Rabbi Leibowitz has attracted some controversy: In 2018 he handed over the kosher certification to the larger organization, Tzohar, remaining CEO. The organization began officiating weddings outside of the Chief Rabbinate, despite this being illegal [3] in Israel. In a second incident, he called the Chief Rabbinate "racist" because of their views on who is a Jew, and their use of DNA testing to determine Jewish status.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Leadership". www.sulamyaakov.com. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  2. [2]
    "Rising to the challenge". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  3. [3]
    "Hiddush - Private kosher certification: Integrity or Fraud?". hiddush.org. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  4. [4]
    "Chief Rabbinate admits using DNA tests to help determine Jewish status - Israel News - Jerusalem Post". www.jpost.com. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
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