Shmuel Szteinhendler, a

rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...

in Santiago, Chile, is considered the current Chief Rabbi of

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and one of the most notable Rabbis in

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. Szteinhendler was born in

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and trained as a

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rabbi in

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.Ozzie Nogg
A Visit to Jewish Cuba: It’s Impossible to Come Back Unchanged
, Jewish Press, The Jewish Federation of Omaha. Accessed August 15, 2011 He started visiting Cuba regularly since 1992, operating from his base in Guadalajara, Mexico, and oversaw a revival of the Jewish culture there, serving as an informal spiritual head of the Jewish community in Cuba.Kenneth Bandler

The Jews of Cuba, 1996. Accessed August 15, 2011 Szteinhendler's visits to Cuba were sponsored by the

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.Ruth Behar
An island called home: returning to Jewish Cuba
New Brunswick, N.J., Rutgers University Press, 2007, ; p. 179

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