Rabbi Yehuda Kroizer (born May 21, 1955 in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
) a son of Avraham and Mina and is the Chief Rabbi of
Mitzpe Yericho
Mitzpe Yeriho, also spelled Mitzpeh Yericho ( he, מִצְפֵּה יְרִיחוֹ, ''lit.'' Jericho Lookout), is a religious Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located 20 km east of Jerusalem and 10 km east of Ma'ale Adummim al ...
and dean of
Yeshivat Haraayon Hayehudi in Jerusalem.
Kroizer studied at
Yeshivat Hakotel
Yeshivat HaKotel ( he, ישיבת הכותל, lit=Yeshiva of the Western Wall) is a religious Zionist Hesder yeshiva situated in the Old City of Jerusalem. The yeshiva's building is located opposite the Temple Mount and overlooks the Kotel (W ...
where he received his rabbinical ordination and became the Chief Rabbi of Mitzpe Yericho in 1982.
In 1987 he became the Rosh Yeshiva of ''Yeshivat Haraayon Hayehudi'' (English: The Yeshiva of the Jewish Idea) in Jerusalem.
His son,
Yitzhak Kroizer, became a member of the
Knesset
The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...
for
Otzma Yehudit
Otzma Yehudit ( he, עָצְמָה יְהוּדִית, , Jewish Strength', or 'Jewish Power) is a far-right political party in Israel, which has been referred to as Kahanist and anti-Arab. It was originally formed as Otzma LeYisrael (; lit., ' ...
in 2023.
References
External links
Video Classes by Rabbi Yehuda Kroizer
1955 births
Living people
20th-century Israeli rabbis
21st-century Israeli rabbis
Chief rabbis of Israel
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