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 trains rabbis

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Congregants

Rabbaniot

Hours of Training

Barkai Sukkot Chesed Program

sukkotFor the third year Barkai ran its sukka rabbinic hotline for people who had Halachik questions about building their sukkot. In a new twist this year, Barkai offered to send people to build sukkot for elderly people who didnt have anyone to build a sukka for them. Upon receiving requests, Barkai then sent out teams of youth from Barkai communities to build the sukkot.
This program was the brainchild of Ronel Elkayam, Barkai's Executive Director.

Ronel's interview about the project on Israel's Channel 2 nightly news (in Hebrew)

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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