Meir Kessler

Rabbi Meir Kessler
Personal details
Born February 17, 1961 (1961-02-17) (age 57)
Bnei Brak
Residence Modi'in Illit

Meir Kessler (born February 17, 1961) is the Chief Rabbi and head of Rabbinical Court of Modi'in Illit.[1][2][3]

He was born at Bnei Brak and studied at the Ponevezh yeshiva and afterward at Kol Torah under Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach.

After his marriage, he moved to Jerusalem and continued his studies at the Brisk yeshiva under Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik.

When his father died in June, 1996, he succeeded him as the second rabbi of Modi'in Illit.

His wife is an educator and writer.

References

  1. ↑ Hamodia. Sep/3/13. p. D32.
  2. ↑ וידיאו: ראיון עם הגאון הרב מאיר קסלר שליט"א, רב העיר מודיעין עילית (קרית ספר). www.maane.info (in Hebrew). 14 Dec 2014. Retrieved Apr 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ Orpaz, Inbal; Teig, Amir (Jan 11, 2015). "Religious Women in Israel Juggle High-tech Jobs and ultra-Orthodox Life". Haaretz. Retrieved Apr 26, 2016.



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