Rabbi Robby Charnoff graduated summa cum laude from Yeshiva University with a BA in psychology and then received semicha from YU's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He obtained a master’s degree from the Azrieli School of Jewish Education and Administration and completed YU's Certificate Program in Experiential Jewish Education. Rabbi Charnoff has been a guest lecturer and scholar-in-residence at numerous synagogues throughout the New York area and was the Rabbinic Intern at Congregation Ohab Zedek (OZ). Rabbi Charnoff was the first ever OU-JLIC Rabbi at Queens College. In the six years he was there, he and his wife established vibrant orthodox life on campus, consistent Shabbat and holiday programming, multiple daily Torah learning opportunities, and a warm home on campus, engaging over 600 students and alumni each semester. Having recently made Aliyah, Rabbi Charnoff is now the first Director of Alumnae Affairs for Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim (MMY) where he also teaches. He lives in Ramat 8eit Shemesh with his wife and three children.
What is so central about the concept of ונהפוך הוא to the megillah; to what extent does it play a role in the megillah? How does it fit into the theme of Purim and the Jewish year as a whole? The seemingly bizarre timeline of Megilat Esther. Why does the megillah start with a party […]
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