Aryeh Stern
Rabbi Aryeh Stern | |
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Personal | |
Born | 27 November 1944 |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Israeli |
Occupation | Rabbi |
Residence | Katamon, Jerusalem, Israel |
Aryeh Stern (
Biography
Aryeh Stern was born in 1944 in
Stern fought in the
Kook appointed Stern and Rabbi Yochanan Fried to establish the Halacha Brura and Berur Halacha Institution, which Stern has since run. The Halacha Brura was one of the chief works of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, Zvi Yehuda Kook's father.
Following Zvi Yehuda Kook's death in 1982, Stern was appointed as lecturer in the
He is also congregational rabbi at the Har Horev synagogue in the Katamon neighborhood in Jerusalem.[3]
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem
Stern was elected Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem on 22 October 2014. The position had been vacant for eleven years, following the death of the former Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, Yitzhak Kolitzm, in 2003.[4]
Stern was elected by a majority vote of 27 of the 48 representatives from the city's synagogues, city councils, and voters appointed by then-Minister of Religious Services Naftali Bennett.[5] He had been elected the candidate of the Religious Zionism sector in 2009.[6] He faced motions in the Supreme Court to disqualify him from running due to an expired rabbinical certificate, and an attempt to postpone the elections until after his seventieth birthday when he would become ineligible to submit his candidacy.[citation needed]
Stern's election was backed by Bennett, leader of the
Upon his election, Stern said, "It is in my intention to serve as the rabbi of all Jerusalemites: secular, modern-orthodox and charedi alike. The Jerusalem rabbinate is a great merit, but it also comprises a hefty responsibility. I will make sure that the religious services will become accessible and friendly and will serve as an outstanding model for all of the other rabbinates in Israel".[7]
On 28 December 2014, Stern was appointed by President
Positions
- Rabbi Stern pledged that as the rabbi of Jerusalem he would organize kiddushim for religious and secular people, held once a month in synagogues around Jerusalem after the prayers.[9]
- He opposes cultural-religious segregation of sectors where each sector lives in their own neighborhood, and supports the establishment of mixed neighbourhoods of both religious and non-religious.[10]
- He has said that he is interested in returning the kashrut level in Jerusalem to its status fifty years ago, when it was perceived as very mehudar (referring to mehadrin: the highest standard of kashrut).[11] He has been proactive in checking kashrut and addressing corruption in the Jerusalem Religious Council to improve supervision.[12]
- With regard to the place of women in prayers, he said: "In the world I knew from the times of my mother and my grandmother, there was no such demand, and it was also apparent in the Sefer Torah in the women's gallery at the times of hakafot (encirclements at the synagogue) on Simchat Torah.[14]
- Regarding acceptance of religious homosexual couples, he said he would accept them at his synagogue, in the same way he accepts Shabbat violators, though he would not appoint them as congregational cantors.[15] He opposes the Pride parade in Jerusalem.[16]
- He has called to abolish the Talmud and Torah matriculation exams.[17]
References
- ^ "Rav Aryeh Stern And Rav Shlomo Amar Elected As Chief Rabbis Of Jerusalem". The Yeshiva World News. October 21, 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ^ Lipman, Steve (July 7, 2015). "Finding Common Ground In A City Of Differences". The Jewish Week. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ^ Feuerstein, Rafi (November 23, 2014). "Rabbi Aryeh Stern – a model of humility". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ Sharon, Jeremy (August 31, 2014). "After 11 years, date set for election of chief rabbis of Jerusalem". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
- ^ Ettinger, Yair (October 21, 2014). "After eleven year hiatus, Jerusalem has chief rabbis again". Haaretz. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ ברוך, עוזי (27 August 2009). המועמד הציוני הנבחר: הרב אריה שטרן (in Hebrew). Israel National News. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ "Amar, Stern voted as Jerusalem chief rabbis". Times of Israel. October 21, 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ^ "Rivlin Signs Appointment of Jerusalem Chief Rabbi to Rabbinical Council". Arutz Sheva. December 28, 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ^ הורוביץ, אריאל (October 25, 2014). "הפיתרון הוא רבנות חיובית". מוסף ״שבת״.
- ^ שניאו, אסף. "ירושלים, עיר שחוברה לה יחדיו! ראיון עם הרב אריה שטרן". נאמני תורה ועבודה (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ^ שיף, אבי (October 23, 2014). ""הרב שטרן בראיון ראשון: "נפגשתי בסתר עם רבנים". בחדרי חרדים (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ^ "Jerusalem Kashrus Officials Not Cooperating with City's Chief Rabbi". Yeshiva World News. Jerusalem. July 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ אדמקר, יקי (October 21, 2014). "מצעד הגאווה והר הבית: שאלנו והרבנים ענו" (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2015-07-21.
- ^ הורוביץ, אריאל (October 25, 2014). "הפיתרון הוא רבנות חיובית". Musaf Shabbat. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
- ^ הורוביץ, אריאל (October 25, 2014). "הפיתרון הוא רבנות חיובית". מוסף ״שבת״.
- ^ "Basheva Stern". השבע (in Hebrew). September 3, 2009. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- ^ פולק, אורי (June 23, 2011). "הרב שטרן: להוציא את התורה מבחינות הבגרות". כיפה. Retrieved 2015-07-28.