Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok Ulman (also Ullman;

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: ; born 1947) is a senior

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and Rabbinic Judge living in

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Biography

He was born in

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and immigrated to

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as a child. He serves on the Beis Din (court of Jewish law), also known as the '' Badatz'', of the Edah HaChareidis, Jerusalem's umbrella

community. He also presides over his own Beis Din, which deals mainly with financial matters. He is known as an expert in ''

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'' ( Jewish Monetary law). He is a respected Haredi leader, often officiating at public gatherings of Haredi Jews in Jerusalem. Rabbi Ulman is a member of the Dushinsky

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sect. He was the closest disciple of the previous rebbe of Dushinsky, Rabbi Yisroel Moshe Dushinsky, and was present when the latter died, leading the massive prayer and funeral services that followed. In festive gatherings in Dushinsky, he usually sits next to the Rebbe. He has endorsed and signed numerous declarations and works against

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in general and against the practices of the state of Israel. He lives in the Jerusalem neighborhood of

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, where he is the rabbi of the largest

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of the neighborhood, called ''Ner Yisroel'', more commonly known as ''"Zupnik"'', and of the section of the neighborhood surrounding it. Rabbi Ulman became leader of the community upon its foundation, about 30 years ago. Ulman was one of the main speakers at a major protest rally against the growing influence of nationalistic (Zionist) thought and philosophies in the Haredi world, held on Sunday, 24 February 2008 in ''Yeshivas Meah Shearim''.HaEdah, parashas Ki Siso, 5768, page 17

External links

Google Videos: Rabbi Ulman dancing with the father of the groom and the groom himself at a wedding

References

Living people Anti-Zionist Hasidic rabbis Year of birth missing (living people) Rabbis of the Edah HaChareidis Ponevezh Yeshiva alumni Hungarian emigrants to Israel Hungarian Hasidic rabbis Israeli Hasidic rabbis Rabbis in Jerusalem {{Hasidic-Judaism-stub 1947 births