Baruch Myers
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Rabbi Baruch Myers is the Rabbi
of Bratislava
.
. Myers married Chana Myers in March 1989 and moved to Bratislava
, Slovakia
in 1993. He was inaugurated on June 20, 1993 as Bratislava's Chief rabbi
, the Jewish community's first rabbi in 15 years since the last rabbi of Bratislava Izidor Katz died in December 1978 (former rabbi of Galanta).
He currently has a chabad house
, Jewish kindergarten, cheder
in the afternoons, and a summer camp.
He lives with his wife and 13 children in Bratislava and runs Chabad of Slovakia there.
He organised a Chassidic Songs Project with Slovak cello
player Jozef Lupták.
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
of Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
.
Biography
Baruch Myers was born in Orange, New Jersey and raised in MaplewoodMaplewood
Maplewood may refer to:Cities, towns, etc.* Maplewood, Indiana* Maplewood, Minnesota* Maplewood, Missouri* Maplewood, New Jersey* Maplewood, Ohio* Maplewood, Portland, Oregon, a neighborhood* Maplewood, Houston, Texas, a neighborhood...
. Myers married Chana Myers in March 1989 and moved to Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
in 1993. He was inaugurated on June 20, 1993 as Bratislava's Chief rabbi
Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities...
, the Jewish community's first rabbi in 15 years since the last rabbi of Bratislava Izidor Katz died in December 1978 (former rabbi of Galanta).
He currently has a chabad house
Chabad house
A Chabad house is a centre for disseminating Orthodox Judaism by the Chabad movement. Chabad Houses are run by the local Shaliach , who was sent to that place by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who founded all Chabad Houses...
, Jewish kindergarten, cheder
Cheder
A Cheder is a traditional elementary school teaching the basics of Judaism and the Hebrew language.-History:...
in the afternoons, and a summer camp.
He lives with his wife and 13 children in Bratislava and runs Chabad of Slovakia there.
He organised a Chassidic Songs Project with Slovak cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
player Jozef Lupták.