Yaakov Ariel
Yaakov Ariel , יעקב אריאל, originally Yaakov Stieglitz (* 1937) was Chief Rabbi and Av Beit-Din of the city of Ramat Gan in Israel from 1990 to 2017 .
Life
Yaakov Ariel (Goldfinch) was a son of a respected religious Zionist Jerusalem family. He has a younger brother, Yisrael Ariel , best known for being the founder of the Temple Institute.
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education
Ariel began his studies at the yeshiva of the religious Moshav Kfar haRo'eh and then joined the yeshiva Merkas haRav . There he was considered an outstanding student of Rav Zvi Yehuda Kook . Other academic teachers were Rav David Cohen and Rav Shaul Yisraeli.
Rabbinate
Ariel was a long-time rabbi of the religious moshav Kfar Maimon and the settlement of Yamit on the Sinai Peninsula.
Teaching
Ariel is head of the Hesder Yeshiva of Ramat Gan, vice-chairman of the Israeli Rabbis Association, President of the Rabbis Association "Zohar" and the institute "Machon HaTorah VeHa'Aretz" ( Institute for Torah and the Land of Israel ).
He teaches at various institutions including Bar-Ilan University , Orot College and Talpiot College.
Ariel chaired the Torat Haim committee of the Israel Ministry of Education and several Schmitta committees in 1994, 2000 and 2007.
Web links
- The Ramat Gan Hesder Yeshiva ( official homepage )
- Yaakov Ariel: Land and Person, Land as Personality ( interpretation of Parasha Bechukkotai )
- Yaakov Ariel: The End Justifies the Means ( Interpretation of Parascha Vayachel )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rabbi Yaacov Ariel. In: Bar Ilan University. Retrieved January 2, 2018 .
- ↑ Rabbi Yaakov Ariel Announces He Is Stepping Down As Rav Of Ramat Gan. Retrieved on January 2, 2018 (The year of birth is derived indirectly from the fact that he was 80 years old in 2017.).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ariel, Yaakov |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goldfinch, Yaakov (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli Chief Rabbi |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1937 |