Rabbi Pesach Wolicki (Hebrew: פסח ווליצקי; born 5 February 1970) is an educator, writer, columnist, lecturer, public speaker and pro-Israel activist. In previous positions, he served as the Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah from 2003 to 2015 and as the Associate Director of the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation (CJCUC) from 2015 to 2019. He is a columnist for The Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel, Charisma News,[1] and Breaking News Israel[2] and is an outspoken voice regarding Jewish-Christian interfaith relations.[3]
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| Born | 5 February 1970 Ohio, U.S. |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | Israeli Canadian |
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| Denomination | Religious Zionism |
| Alma mater | Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh |
| Residence | Bet Shemesh |
| Semikhah | Chief Rabbinate of Jerusalem |
He is Executive Director of Israel365action,[4] a faith-based grassroots initiative to educate Christians and Jews of Biblical faith about current events in Israel. He also hosts Eyes on Israel,[5] a weekly 1 hour news magazine show on the Real America's Voice Network.[6] He is co-host of the Shoulder to Shoulder podcast,[7] with pastor Doug Reed. Rabbi Wolicki is a regular opinion writer for The Jerusalem Post and Israel365news.com.[8]
From September 2021 to December 2023, Rabbi Wolicki served as Executive Director of the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation. From June 2015 to July 2019 he served as its Associate Director.
Rabbi Wolicki has appeared on TV and radio programs including Warroom, Human Events Daily, In the Line of Fire[9] with Dr. Michael Brown and Today's Issues with Tim Wildmon. He is a regular contributor to Securing America[10] with Frank Gaffney and American Family Radio's Middle East Report.[11]
He was ordained by the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, Rabbi Itzhak Kolitz.
Biography
editRabbi Pesach Wolicki was born in Ohio on February 5, 1970 to Marsha (née Dubow) and Rabbi Jerome B. Wolicki.[12] During his early childhood years, he lived in Canada.[13][14]
Education
editWolicki 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.[15]
Career
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Wolicki served as a pulpit rabbi at Adath Jeshurun Orthodox synagogue in Virginia[15] and as Development Director of Hillel Academy in Fairfield, Connecticut.
In 2003, he became Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah.[16] In 2015, Rabbi Wolicki became the Associate Director for the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation.[17] He left this position in 2019.
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."[18]
Blessing Bethlehem
editIn September 2016, Wolicki launched CJCUC's "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.[19]
Works
edit- Cup of Salvation (Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation, Gefen Publishing, 2017) ISBN 978-9652299352
Personal life
editIn 1994, Wolicki made aliyah to Israel.[20]
Wolicki resides with his wife and eight children in Bet Shemesh.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Wolicki, Pesach (15 December 2015). "How a Jacob and Esau Encounter Is the Secret to Advancing Faith". Charisma News. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Pesach Wolicki". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ Wolicki, Rabbi Pesach (19 April 2015). "Praise Hashem All Nations". Breaking Israel News. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Eyes on Israel". Israel365 Action. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Eyes on Israel". Israel365 Action. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Home - Real America's Voice News". americasvoice.news. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Prophecy News from the land of Israel". Israel365 News. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Brown, Dr Michael. "Dr. Brown Dialogues with Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Pesach Wolicki". Truth Network. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Development, PodBean. "Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast | Secure Freedom Radio with Frank Gaffney". securefreedomradio.podbean.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Middle East Report February 16th, 2024 - The Middle East Report (podcast)". Listen Notes. 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Pesach Aaron Wolicki (b. 1970) - Ohio Birth Index, 1908-2011". MooseRoots. Retrieved 16 June 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rabbi Pesach Wolicki: Miracles and the Names of G-d - Day to Praise 2016 Biblical Insight on YouTube
- ^ "WOLICKI, Jerome B. [textual record] – 1973". Canadian Heritage Network. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Rabbi Pesach Wolicki". El Shaddai Ministries. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Yesodei HaTorah". Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Staff - The Center for Jewish Christian Understanding and Cooperation". CJCUC. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ Wolicki, Pesach (13 September 2015). "When Interfaith Prayer Is NOT a "Foreign Fire"". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ Hult, John (2 September 2016). "Food giveaway inspires outreach to Israel". Argus Leader. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ Rabbi Pesach Wolicki interviewed by IsraelFirst TV's Martin Blackham on YouTube
External links
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- "Pesach Wolicki". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- Monday, February 29, 2016 : Rabbi Pesach Wolicki on Vimeo
- Rav Pesach Wolicki- The End of Days on YouTube
- The Doctrines of Men - Rabbi Pesach Wolicki on YouTube
- Rabbi Pesach Wolicki: Miracles and the Names of G-d - Day to Praise 2016 Biblical Insight on YouTube
- Lambert Adler, Dr. Rivkah (18 October 2018). "How The Return of the Jewish People To Israel Is Changing Christianity". Breaking Israel News. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
