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.

BARKAI in Numbers
barkai trains rabbis

Synagogues

Rabbis

Congregants

Rabbaniot

Hours of Training

Barkai's Fourth Cohort

barkai class 2018Prior to Rosh Hashana, 24 new rabbis from all over the country met at an opening meeting in Modi'in for the fourth cohort of the Barkai Center. During the meeting, the rabbis heard shiurim by Rabbi Yaakov Ariel and Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon and by Rabbi David Fine and Rabbi Shlomo Sobol, heads of the Barkai Center and Roniel Elkayam, CEO. With the new class there are 78 rabbis who have passed or are undergoing the training.

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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