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RABBI SHLOMO FARHI
RABBI
Rabbi Shlomo Farhi is a world-renowned speaker and educator, known for his magnetism and personable style. He was born in Israel and raised in the Syrian community of Deal, New Jersey, in a home saturated in Torah, Chesed and tradition. He studied in top yeshivot including Rav Tzvi Kaplan, Mir, and Lakewood, and he obtained his rabbinical ordination from the Jerusalem Kollel of Rav Yitzchak Berkowitz
Rabbi Farhi built cutting-edge educational programs such as NEXT, JTAG, and Aish Schools, which are currently educating thousands of young Jews in the United Kingdom, and helping them find direction in their lives. He is the Founder and Director of Chazak, a Sephardic educational organization, and was the Director of Jewish Leadership Foundation, whose mandate is to identify and nurture future leaders for Jewish communities worldwide
Rabbi Farhi lives in NYC with his wife Chana, and their wonderful children Charna, Shoshana, Rachel, Sarah, Yitzchak, and Rivka.
RABBI ARIEL MIZRAHI
ASSISTANT RABBI
Rabbi Ariel Mizrahi has A graduate of Yeshiva of Flatbush, Rabbi Mizrahi attended Yeshivat Mikdash Melech in Jerusalem, and then on to Kollel Yehave Da’at, under the leadership of Rav David Yosef shalita and Kollel Hacham Baruch under Rabbi Yaakov Benhaim shalita where he received his semicha. In 2014, he taught at his alma mater, where he inspired all to strive for excellence and truth. In 2018, he became Assistant Rabbi in the Edmond J Safra synagogue NYC, guiding, providing counsel, and spreading Torah to the local communities and beyond. He currently lives in NYC with his wife Frieda and their three wonderful children. To contact Rabbi Mizrahi you can email rabbimizrahi@ejsny.org
