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Shmuel Rabinovitch
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Shmuel Rabinovitch, also spelled Rabinowitz (Hebrew: שמואל רבינוביץ) (born 4 April 1970, Jerusalem) is an Orthodox rabbi and Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Sites of Israel.[1][2] In his duties as Rabbi of the Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Rabbi Rabinovich maintains the historic traditional Jewish practices of the Wall as a site of orthodox Jewish prayer and ensures that notes placed in the Wall are removed and treated consistent with tradition and halakhah.[3] He escorts visiting heads of state and foreign dignitaries during visits to the Wall, and has published on the Jewish laws and customs of the Western Wall.
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Title | Rabbi of the Western Wall and the Holy Sites of Israel |
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Born | Shmuel Rabinovitch (1970-04-04) April 4, 1970 (age 54) |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Israeli |
Children | 7 |
Parent(s) | Rabbi Chaim Yehuda and Chenka Yuta Rabinovitch |
Denomination | Haredi |
Alma mater | Kol Torah |
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Predecessor | Rabbi Meir Yehuda Getz |
Synagogue | Western Wall |
Position | Rabbi |
Organisation | Western Wall |
Began | 1995 |
Other | Chairman, The Western Wall Heritage Foundation |
Residence | Ezrat Torah |
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