Pesach Wolicki

Rabbi Pesach Wolicki

Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, 2015
Position Rosh Yeshiva
Yeshiva Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah
Position Associate Director
Organisation CJCUC
Personal details
Born (1970-02-05) February 5, 1970
Ohio, U.S.
Nationality Israeli
Canadian
Denomination Religious Zionism
Residence Bet Shemesh
Father Jerome B. Wolicki
Mother Marsha Wolicki Dubow
Alma mater Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh
Semicha Chief Rabbinate of Jerusalem

Rabbi Pesach Wolicki (Hebrew: פסח ווליקי‎; born 5 February 1970) is an educator, writer, columnist, lecturer, public speaker and Pro-Israel activist. In his last position, he served as the Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah. In 2015, Rabbi Wolicki joined the staff of the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation (CJCUC), where he serves as their Associate Director. He is a columnist for The Times of Israel, Charisma News,[1] and Breaking News Israel[2] and is an outspoken figure in the world of Jewish-Christian interfaith relations.[3]

Biography

Rabbi Pesach Wolicki was born in Ohio on February 5, 1970 to Marsha (née Dubow) and Rabbi Jerome B. Wolicki.[4] During his early childhood years, he lived in Canada.[5][6]

Education

Wolicki studied at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh and later became a fellow at Darche Noam Kollel. He received his semicha (rabbinical ordination) from the Chief Rabbinate of Jerusalem.[7]

Career

Wolicki served as a pulpit rabbi at Adath Jeshurun Orthodox synagogue in Virginia[7] and as Development Director of Hillel Academy in Fairfield, Connecticut.

In 2003, he became Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah.[8] In 2015, Rabbi Wolicki became the Associate Director for the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation.[9]

In a September 2015 article for The Times of Israel Wolicki expounded his strong support of Rabbi Shlomo Riskin's global Day to Praise interfaith initiative fighting off claims of 'foreign fire' by the Haredi Jewish circles and citing, in regards to the initiative, that "While discomfort is understandable, we dare not assume that what is uncomfortable and new is therefore forbidden."[10]

In September 2016, Wolicki launched the "Blessing Bethlehem" fundraising initiative at the LifeLight Festival in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in and effort to create a food giveaway program for persecuted Christians in Bethlehem.[11]

Personal life

Wolicki resides with his wife and 8 children in Bet Shemesh.[2]

Further reading

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References

  1. ↑ Wolicki, Pesach (15 December 2015). "How a Jacob and Esau Encounter Is the Secret to Advancing Faith". Charisma News. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Pesach Wolicki". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Wolicki, Rabbi Pesach (19 April 2015). "Praise Hashem All Nations". Breaking Israel News. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pesach Aaron Wolicki (b. 1970) - Ohio Birth Index, 1908-2011". MooseRoots. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Rabbi Pesach Wolicki: Miracles and the Names of G-d - Day to Praise 2016 Biblical Insight on YouTube
  6. ↑ "WOLICKI, Jerome B. [textual record] – 1973.". Canadian Heritage Network. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Rabbi Pesach Wolicki". El Shaddai Ministries. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Yesodei HaTorah". Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "Staff - The Center for Jewish Christian Understanding and Cooperation". CJCUC. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Wolicki, Pesach (13 September 2015). "When Interfaith Prayer Is NOT a "Foreign Fire"". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Hult, John (2 September 2016). "Food giveaway inspires outreach to Israel". Argus Leader. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
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