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Rabbi Ari Shishler

South Africa

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Expertise

I am a rabbi who loves teaching, through writing and speaking. In 1999, my wife and I started our own Chabad House and it's grown exponentially. I'm also the learning director at Chabad House of Johannesburg, a high school teacher and the father of young children. As you can imagine, I get to answer lots of questions every day. I'd be glad to answer your questions on Judaism, Jewish spirituality and practice.

Experience in the area

I have been a practicing Orthodox rabbi since 1997 and have headed my own community since 1999. I teach Talmud at a religious high school in Johannesburg and give daily lectures to adults on Jewish practice, spiritualty, Chassidic philosophy and Kabbalah. I'm the campus rabbi at our two major universities in Johannesburg.

Organizations

Chabad-Lubavitch South African Rabbinical Association.

Publications

Monthly column in Jewish Life magazine, South Africa. Jewish Tradition, South Africa. Jewish Report, South Africa. South African Union of Jewish Students annual Holiday guide. Jewish Observer, South Africa. Nshei Chabad Newsletter, NY. Jewish Online Magazine. www.chabad.org

Education/Credentials

After completing high scool, I spent six years studying in Rabbinical seminaries in South Africa, Israel and New York.

Past/Present Clients

www.chabad.org www.askmoses.com ChaiFM (www.chaifm.com) Jewish Life magazine

What do you like about this subject?

Orthodox Judaism is my life- it guides me in all I do. I find it inspiring, focusing and meaningful.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

Torah is endless- I want to keep learning and discovering.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

There's really nothing orthodox about Judaism.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Jesson	01/30/12	10	10	10	thank you!
Eleanor	12/08/11	10	10	10	Rabbi, thank you. Please forgive me for .....
Sheva	11/08/11	10	10	10	Thank you very much. This helped me .....
Lee	09/12/11	10	10	10
"Joe"	08/19/11	10	10	10

Recent Answers from Rabbi Ari Shishler

2012-01-25 Offhand.:

Hi Vernon Thank you for your concern and response. I would love to believe that telling a different narrative of the Jesus story would curb antisemitism. Unfortunately, I don't believe that is the case

2012-01-19 satan/ devil:

Hi Jesson Judaism teaches that the "evil spirits" or demons were created on the sixth day of Creation, after Adam and Eve. In fact, they were created at the "last minute", during the twilight period

2012-01-14 satan/ devil:

Hi Jesson Judaism doesn't speak of "The Devil" in the same way as other religions do. We believe that Satan is an angel of G-d, whose job it is to interfere with our spiritual growth. In a sense, you

2011-12-07 words:

Hi Eleanor What a wonderful question! Even better, you have touched on the answer. As you know, G-d created the world using words. Over the course of the Creative Process, we can distinguish ten

2011-11-06 Circumcision:

Hi Sheva To be honest, I am not a mohel and have no practical Bris experience. As far as I understand, metzitzah b'peh is the preferred option for a variety of reasons (mohelim that I know feel it is

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