Pesach Wolicki
| Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | |
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Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, 2015
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| Position | Rosh Yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah |
| Position | Associate Director |
| Organisation |
CJCUC Blessing Bethlehem |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 5, 1970 Ohio, U.S. |
| Nationality |
Israeli Canadian |
| Denomination | Religious Zionism |
| Residence | Bet Shemesh |
| Father | Jerome B. Wolicki |
| Mother | Marsha Wolicki Dubow |
| Alma mater | Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh |
| Semicha | Chief Rabbinate of Jerusalem |
Rabbi Pesach Wolicki (Hebrew: פסח ווליצקי; born 5 February 1970) is an educator, writer, columnist, lecturer, public speaker and Pro-Israel activist. In his last position, he served as the Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah. In 2015, Rabbi Wolicki joined the staff of the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation (CJCUC), where he serves as their Associate Director. He is a columnist for The Times of Israel, Charisma News, and Breaking News Israel and is an outspoken figure in the world of Jewish-Christian interfaith relations.
Rabbi Pesach Wolicki was born in Ohio on February 5, 1970 to Marsha (née Dubow) and Rabbi Jerome B. Wolicki. During his early childhood years, he lived in Canada.
Wolicki 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.
Wolicki served as a pulpit rabbi at Adath Jeshurun Orthodox synagogue in Virginia and as Development Director of Hillel Academy in Fairfield, Connecticut.
In 2003, he became Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Yesodei HaTorah. In 2015, Rabbi Wolicki became the Associate Director for the Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation.
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