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Yosef Bittón

Rabbi Yosef Bittón is an Argentinian-born community rabbi and the former Chief Rabbi of Uruguay.[3][4][2][6][7]

Yosef Bittón
Born
Argentina
Alma materYeshiva University, Ben Gurion, Bar-Ilan and Emory
Occupation(s)Rabbi, author[1][2]
Known forFormer Chief Rabbi of Uruguay[3][4]
Notable workAwesome Creation,[5][3][4] Bereshit[2]

Biography

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Early life and education

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Rabbi Yosef Bittón was born in Argentina to Argentine parents. His paternal grandparents came from Tetouan, Morocco, and his maternal grandparents were from Damascus, Syria[6][5]

Bittón received his rabbinic ordination from the Chef Rabbinate of Israel and his Dayanut ordination from Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef.[8] He began his academic studies at Yeshiva University. He also studied at Bar-Ilan, where he got his first degree in the Hebrew language, Biblical studies, and Talmud. In addition, Bittón studied at Hebrew University, Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva and in the Department of Religion at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.[3][4][6][9][10]

Rabbinical career

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Rabbi Bittón served for more than 35 years as a community rabbi in Buenos Aires, Montevideo and currently in the United States. He was the rabbi of the Congregation Shaare Rachamim, belonging to the United Mashadi Jewish Community of America, in Great Neck, New York.[3][4][2][6][10] and currently is rabbi of Congregatin Ohel David and Shlomo in Brooklyn.[11]

In 1985 he served as Rabbi of Congregation Chalom. He then became the rabbi of the Agudat Dodim Community until 1996, both Sephardic congregations in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[11]

In 1996 Bittón organized a community immigration project (Aliyá) with the vice-mayor of the city of Dimona, Israel, Albert Asaf. Rabbi Bittón and his family were joined by 40 others, the majority belonging to the Agudat Dodim community of Flores, Buenos Aires.[11]

In 1998, he returned to South America as Chief Rabbi of Uruguay where he was spiritual leader to over 15,000 families for four years.[11]

In 2004, he moved to New York, where he lives with his wife Coty, children, and grandchildren. He was the rabbi of Congregation Shaare Rachamim in Great Neck,[11] and in 2013 became rabbi of Congregation Ohel David and Shlomo in Brooklyn.[11][5]

Published works

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Books

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Bittón's first book was A Talmudic analysis of the story of Cinderella.  His best-known book is Awesome creation,[12] an analysis of the first three verses of Genesis, Genesis Chapter 1, verses 1–3. This book has been translated into Spanish and Portuguese, and has received coverage in multiple sources.[4][2][13][14][15][16]

In 2018, he published Forgotten Giants, the story of 26 Sephardic rabbis, before and after the expulsion from Spain.[17] He also completed a book on creation called Dinosaurs in the Bible, on Genesis Chapter 1, Verses 20–22.[18][19]  The book has been published in Portuguese and soon[when?] to be published in English and Spanish.

Daily newsletter

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The daily email of his website, Halakha of the Day (English and Spanish), reaches 48,000 subscribers.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "HebrewBooks.org Sefer Detail: Después de la vida – Bittón, Iosef". www.hebrewbooks.org. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Shemot: Los comienzos del antisemitismo". Radiojai.com.ar. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Rabbi Bitton". Halakha of the day. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Rab Yosef Bittón | Halaja of the day – Español". Halaja.org. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  5. ^ a b c Roffe, Sarina (June 19, 2013). "Charismatic Rabbi Takes Reins of Manhattan Beach Synagogue". Jewish Image. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Resnick, Elliot (7 September 2013). "'Modern Science Is Discovering What The Torah Said Thousands Of Years Ago': An Interview with Rabbi Yosef Bitton". The Jewish Press.
  7. ^ "Entrevista al rabino Iosef Bitton: Judaismo y Ciencia". serjudio.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  8. ^ "Rabbi Yosef Bitton". aishcom. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  9. ^ "Rabbi Yosef Bitton". www.ohelds.com. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  10. ^ a b "Tres Midrashim, cosmologia y astrofisica". masuah.org. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "Yossef Bitton". SSCUSA Org. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  12. ^ "Awesome Creation-Gefen Publishing House". www.gefenpublishing.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  13. ^ "Soon after Creation, the flood: Is there a link?". www.thejewishstar.com. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  14. ^ "Visita del Rabbi Yosef Bitton – Belgrano – Campus Virtual ORT". campus.belgrano.ort.edu.ar. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  15. ^ "Encuentro Confidencial con el rabino Yosef Bitton". Radio JAI (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  16. ^ La Creación. Un acercamiento al Génesis por el rabino Yosef Bittón, retrieved 2022-10-30
  17. ^ "Forgotten Giants-Gefen Publishing House". www.gefenpublishing.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  18. ^ "Rabbi Yosef Bitton: Dinosaurs and The Bible – YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  19. ^ Dinosaurs in the Torah? July 25, 2017., retrieved 2022-10-30
  20. ^ "Israel: Lo que vio Isaias | Halaja of the day – Español". halaja.org. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
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