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| }}Rabbi '''Amnon Yitzhak''' ({{lang-he|אמנון יצחק}}) (b. 1954), is a well-known ] ] ]i ] of ] origin. | }}Rabbi '''Amnon Yitzhak''' ({{lang-he|אמנון יצחק}}) (b. 1954), is a well-known ] ] ]i ] of ] origin. | ||
| Rabbi Yitzhak is widely involved in |
Rabbi Yitzhak is widely involved in ]. He is the head of the 'Shofar' organization, which distributes his lectures in various media and the internet. Yitzhak hosts many public speaking evenings in Israel and internationally in which he also tries to strengthen religious Jews. Although he does not issue halakhic opinions, these activities have made Yitzhak a prominent Israeli rabbi since the early 1990s. | ||
| Yitzhak was born in ], ] to a ] family. He was brought up in a non-religious home, and became religious at the age of 24. Eight years later he established the Shofar organization for promoting the "return to religion" amongst the Jewish Israeli population. <ref></ref> | Yitzhak was born in ], ] to a ] family. He was brought up in a non-religious home, and became religious at the age of 24. Eight years later he established the Shofar organization for promoting the "return to religion" amongst the Jewish Israeli population. <ref></ref> | ||
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| Yitzhak has also addressed the issue of the secular Zionist leadership, and has released, for example, a video titled "] and ]", which presents a critical view of both. Yitzhak has said, referring to ], "There have been two great criminals in the history of the Jewish people: ] and Herzl. Hitler wanted to destroy the body of the Jewish nation. Herzl wanted to kill the soul, which is far more important than the body."<ref>http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/pages/ShArtPE.jhtml?itemNo=271074</ref> | Yitzhak has also addressed the issue of the secular Zionist leadership, and has released, for example, a video titled "] and ]", which presents a critical view of both. Yitzhak has said, referring to ], "There have been two great criminals in the history of the Jewish people: ] and Herzl. Hitler wanted to destroy the body of the Jewish nation. Herzl wanted to kill the soul, which is far more important than the body."<ref>http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/pages/ShArtPE.jhtml?itemNo=271074</ref> | ||
| In a cassette titled "In the Shadow of Democracy" he strongly criticizes the ] and the Zionist leadership for their attitude towards the ]-Traditional and ] Jewish public, especially during the period of the ].<ref name="ynet.co.il">http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-492028,00.html</ref> One ] columnist claims that Yitzhak "is considered to have a clear ] position, similar to that of the ]. Like them, he boycotts the Knesset elections. This view is extremely rare among the ]-] public, and even rarer among ] ] - Amnon Yitzhak's primary target audience." <ref name="ynet.co.il"/> The columnist does not state how boycotting Israeli elections is anti-Zionist. | In a cassette titled "In the Shadow of Democracy" he strongly criticizes the ] and the Zionist leadership for their attitude towards the ]-Traditional and ] Jewish public, especially during the period of the ].<ref name="ynet.co.il">http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-492028,00.html</ref> One ] columnist claims that Yitzhak "is considered to have a clear ] position, similar to that of the ]. Like them, he boycotts the Knesset elections. This view is extremely rare among the ]-] public, and even rarer among ] ] - Amnon Yitzhak's primary target audience." <ref name="ynet.co.il"/> The columnist does not state how boycotting Israeli elections or criticizing the government is anti-Zionist. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Amnon Yitzhak אמנון יצחק | |
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 Rabbi Amnon Yitzchak at a seminar on spiritual improvement and repentance in Acre, Israel. | |
| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Nationality | Israel |
| Citizenship | Israel |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
| Known for | Kiruv |
Rabbi Amnon Yitzhak (Template:Lang-he) (b. 1954), is a well-known Orthodox Haredi Israeli rabbi of Yemenite origin.
Rabbi Yitzhak is widely involved in Orthodox Judaism outreach. He is the head of the 'Shofar' organization, which distributes his lectures in various media and the internet. Yitzhak hosts many public speaking evenings in Israel and internationally in which he also tries to strengthen religious Jews. Although he does not issue halakhic opinions, these activities have made Yitzhak a prominent Israeli rabbi since the early 1990s.
Yitzhak was born in Tel Aviv, Israel to a Yemenite Jewish family. He was brought up in a non-religious home, and became religious at the age of 24. Eight years later he established the Shofar organization for promoting the "return to religion" amongst the Jewish Israeli population.
Views on Zionism
Yitzhak has also addressed the issue of the secular Zionist leadership, and has released, for example, a video titled "Herzl and Zionism", which presents a critical view of both. Yitzhak has said, referring to Theodore Herzl, "There have been two great criminals in the history of the Jewish people: Hitler and Herzl. Hitler wanted to destroy the body of the Jewish nation. Herzl wanted to kill the soul, which is far more important than the body."
In a cassette titled "In the Shadow of Democracy" he strongly criticizes the State of Israel and the Zionist leadership for their attitude towards the Mizrahi-Traditional and Haredi Jewish public, especially during the period of the holocaust. One Ynet columnist claims that Yitzhak "is considered to have a clear anti-Zionist position, similar to that of the Satmar Hassidim. Like them, he boycotts the Knesset elections. This view is extremely rare among the Haredi-Mizrahi public, and even rarer among Mizrahi Baalei Teshuva - Amnon Yitzhak's primary target audience." The columnist does not state how boycotting Israeli elections or criticizing the government is anti-Zionist.
See also
References
- Video of Yitzchak in Tel Aviv. He describes his life story therein.
- http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/pages/ShArtPE.jhtml?itemNo=271074
- ^ http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-492028,00.html
External links
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