The Union of Orthodox Synagogues (UOS) is the coordinating body of Orthodox Synagogues in South Africa.
Activities
* The UOS maintains a
Beth Din
A beit din ( he, בית דין, Bet Din, house of judgment, , Ashkenazic: ''beis din'', plural: batei din) is a Rabbinic Judaism, rabbinical court of Judaism. In ancient times, it was the building block of the legal system in the Biblical Land of ...
,
The Johannesburg Beth Din
The Johannesburg Beth Din is the Beth Din (Court of Jewish Law) of the Union of Orthodox Synagogues of South Africa. It serves Jews throughout South Africa and other countries on the continent.
The focus of the Beth Din is on areas of family law, ...
* The Office of the Chief Rabbi Dr.
Warren Goldstein
* The
Kashrut Division supervises the production of
kosher foodstuffs
* Fights missionaries through ''Jews for Judaism''
* Publishes a magazine ''Jewish Tradition''
* Maintains a Community Development Division helping affiliated synagogues develop and grow.
* Hosts The Sinai Indaba - an annual Torah convention featuring international Jewish thinkers and leaders.
Chief Rabbis
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Judah Leo Landau
Judah Leo Landau (23 April 1866 – 26 August 1942) was a Galician-born South African rabbi and writer. A noted scholar, poet, and playwright, he served as the inaugural Chief Rabbi#South Africa, Chief Rabbi of South Africa from 1915 until his dea ...
(1915–1942)
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Louis Rabinowitz (1945–1961)
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Bernard M. Casper
Bernard Moses Casper (1916–1988) was a British people, British-Demographics of South Africa, South African rabbi. He was born and raised in London; educated in London and Cambridge; and served as both a Rabbi and educator in Manchester and Lon ...
(1963–1987)
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Cyril Harris
Cyril Kitchener Harris (19 September 1936 – 13 September 2005) was Chief Rabbi of The Union of Orthodox Synagogues of South Africa from 1987 to 2004.
Harris was born in Glasgow, Scotland. During his tenure as Chief Rabbi, he was noted for ...
(1988–2004)
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Warren Goldstein (2005–)
References
Kosher food certification organizations
Orthodox Judaism in South Africa
Religion in South Africa
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