Yisrael Ariel | |
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Personal | |
Born | Yisrael Stieglitz August 15, 1939 |
Religion | Judaism |
Parent(s) | Moshe and Esther Stieglitz |
Position | Chief Rabbi |
Synagogue | Yamit |
Position | Founder |
Organisation | The Temple Institute |
Dynasty | Ruzhin |
Rabbi Yisrael Ariel (ישראל אריאל, born Yisrael Stieglitz[1] 15 August 1939) was the chief rabbi of the evacuated Israeli settlement of Yamit in the Sinai Peninsula during the years when the Sinai was controlled by Israel, and the founder of the Temple Institute (Machon HaMikdash).[2] His brother, Rabbi Yaakov Ariel, served as the rosh yeshiva in the yeshiva in Yamit and later became the chief rabbi of Ramat Gan.