Rabbi Baruch Taub | |
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Personal | |
Born | Baruch Taub |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Canada, Israel |
Spouse | Judy Blustein Malkah |
Children | Shimon Moshe Naomi Shmuel Gitty |
Alma mater | Yeshivas Ner Yisroel Loyola College of Maryland Maimonides College of Ontario Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin |
Jewish leader | |
Successor | Rabbi Daniel Korobkin |
Position | Founding rabbi and rabbi emeritus |
Synagogue | Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto Congregation |
Began | 1980 |
Ended | 2010 |
Other | National Director of NCSY (1976–1980) |
Residence | Netanya, Israel |
Semikhah | Yeshivas Ner Yisroel |
Baruch Alter HaCohen Taub (Hebrew: ברוך אלתר הכהן טאוב) is the founding rabbi and Rabbi Emeritus of the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto Congregation (BAYT), the largest Orthodox congregation in Canada.[1] He also served as the de facto chief rabbi of Vaughan, Ontario,[2] and is the former National Director of NCSY. He currently lives in Netanya, Israel.