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Zev Leff
Zev Leff is an American-born Haredi rabbi, educator, author, and speaker. After serving as rabbi of the Young Israel of Greater Miami, Florida, for nine years, he and his family moved to Moshav Matityahu, Israel, in 1983, where he is the ''mara d'asra'' (rabbinic communal leader). Early life and education Zev Leff was born in Bronx, New York, to a Jewish family.Frankfurter, Rabbi Yitzchok. "Leading the Field". '' Ami'', December 5, 2018, pp. 68-81. His parents and grandparents were all American-born. He attended public school and an Orthodox Talmud Torah in the afternoons. After his family moved to North Miami Beach, Florida, he attended a Conservative Hebrew school run by religious teachers, who convinced him to transfer to a yeshiva. He was accepted at the Hebrew Academy of Greater Miami and subsequently attended the Mesivta of Greater Miami. At age 17 he progressed to the Telshe yeshiva in Cleveland, Ohio, where he received his rabbinic ordination and became a close ''talmid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matityahu, Mateh Binyamin
Matityahu ( he, מַתִּתְיָהוּ) is an Israeli settlement organized as a community settlement (Israel), community settlement in the West Bank. Located approximately midway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, near the settlement of Modi'in Illit and the city of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut. It is named after Mattathias, Matityahu the Hasmonean, who lived in Modi'in (1 Maccabees 2:15-17). It falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. In it had a population of . Matityahu was initially founded in 1981 by a group of English language, English-speaking immigrants from the United States and elsewhere, and it is now home to a community of observant Jewish families. Matityahu vineyards sell grapes to Israeli winemakers. The community also has agricultural fields operated by independent contractors and rental properties in its commercial park. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank International law and Israeli settlements, illegal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |