Building Strong Communities By
Training Strong Communal Rabbis
barkai trains rabbis

Barkai certifies Israeli rabbis in counseling, abuse recognition, sensitivity training,
mediation and more. Armed with these pastoral skills, rabbis are better equipped to
support, sustain, and provide for their community’s spiritual and familial health.

Building Strong Communities By Training Strong Communal Rabbis
barkai trains rabbis

Barkai certifies Israeli rabbis in counseling, abuse recognition, sensitivity training, mediation and more. Armed with these pastoral skills, rabbis are better equipped to support, sustain, and provide for their community’s spiritual and familial health.

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barkai conference

The Barkai Center organized a conference for hundreds of university students at Ono College on the topic of community and the rabbinate. The conference was titled "The Rabbi, The Congregation and what is Between Them". The conference included a panel and TED style talks. The following speakers participated in the conference: the heads of the Barkai Center, Rabbis David Fine and Shlomo Sobol, Ronel Elkayam, Barkai's Executive Director, Rabbanit Shani Marzebach of the Barkai communities, the Chief Rabbi of the Police, the Chief Rabbi of the Prison Services and Rabbi Yuval Cherlow. The conference was moderated by the columnist, Yair Sherki. The goal of the conference was to encourage the younger generation as to the importance of community and community rabbis.

The Barkai Center for Practical Rabbinics aims to improve the fabric of Israeli society by intensively training Israeli rabbis in all aspects of communal rabbinics so that they can lead their communities to a more meaningful connection with Judaism and act as a unifying force in Israeli society.

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