Aaron Parry is an American

synagogue A synagogue, ', 'house of assembly', or ', "house of prayer"; Yiddish: ''shul'', Ladino: or ' (from synagogue); or ', "community". sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with the word temple, is a Jewish house of worshi ...

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, counter-missionary expert, and author of several beginners books on

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. He was formerly the Rabbi of Young Israel of Beverly Hills. He is the former education director for the

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branch of

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, and has been quoted as an expert on Jewish counter-missionary activity. Parry has a master's degree in Jewish studies from

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. He currently teaches at

Shalhevet High School Jean and Jerry Friedman Shalhevet High School is a co-educational, college-preparatory, Modern Orthodox Jewish high school in Los Angeles, California. Background information The demographic breakdown of the 254 students enrolled in 2017-18 was ...

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. A few days each season, since 2000, he sets up and manages a kosher food stand at

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Bibliography

* ''The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Talmud'' (Alpha Books, 2004) - reviewed by The Jewish Journal * ''The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hebrew Scripture'' (Alpha Books, 2004)

References

American Orthodox rabbis Living people Writers from Los Angeles Jewish American writers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American rabbis {{US-rabbi-stub