Meir Kessler

Meir Kessler (born February 17, 1961) is the Chief Rabbi and head of Rabbinical Court of Modi'in Illit.[1][2][3]

Rabbi

Meir Kessler
Personal
BornFebruary 17, 1961 (1961-02-17) (age 59)
ReligionJudaism
ResidenceModi'in Illit

He was born at Bnei Brak and studied at the Ponevezh yeshiva and afterward at Kol Torah under Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach.

After his marriage, he moved to Jerusalem and continued his studies at the Brisk yeshiva under Rabbi Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik.

When his father died in June, 1996, he succeeded him as the second rabbi of Modi'in Illit.

His wife is an educator and writer.

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