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Rosner’s Torah Talk: Parshat Vayakhel with Rabbi Ari Dembitzer

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February 28, 2019

Rabbi Ari Dembitzer has been senior rabbi of Beth Israel Synagogue in Ohama, NE, since 2015. Rabbi Ari is from New York and has lived in Israel for the past several years in both Jerusalem and Kfar Adumin in the Jedean Desert. He holds a master’s degree in public administration from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Affairs. He received rabbinic ordination from Mesivta Tefret Jerusalem, the yeshiva of Rabbi David Feinstein, son of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. Since 1997, Rabbi Ari has worked at Camp Simcha. The camp, that operates under the umbrella organization called Chai Lifeline, is for children with cancer and different chronic illnesses. Camp Simcha provides a happy and magical environment for children so they can confront their challenges with increased strength and willpower.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lARSCUQ-XdM&feature=youtu.be

 

Previous Torah Talks on Vayakhel (and Pekudei)

Rabbi James Ponet

Rabbi Jaquline Mates-Muchin

Rabbi Dan Orenstein

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