Rabbi Oury Cherki

Rav Oury Cherki was born in Algeria in 1959 and grew up in France, and he made Aliyah in 1972. He studied at Merkaz Harav Yeshiva, which was founded by Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook. He performed his military service in the artillery branch of the IDF. He studied with Rav Tzvi Yehuda Kook, Rav Yehuda Leon Ashkenazi (Manitou), Rav Shlomo Binyamin and Achlag. Rav Cherki heads the Israeli department of Machon Meir, and he is the Director of Brit Olam - the Noahide World Center. He teaches in many places throughout Israel. Rav Cherki is the spiritual leader of the "Beth Yehuda" community in Kiryat Moshe (Jerusalem). He has written many books on Jewish thought and philosophy.

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Rabbi Oury CherkiJuly 27, 2016
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Half of the Tribe of Manasseh | Haftarah

The tribes of Reuben and Gad came to Moses and asked to get possession of the land on the eastern…
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Articles

Rabbi Oury CherkiJuly 21, 2016
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A Sound of Silence | Haftarah

What is the meaning of the Divine revelation to the Prophet Elijah at Mount Horeb? The explanation given by Rav…
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Holidays

Rabbi Oury CherkiJuly 16, 2016
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The Fast of the 17th of Tammuz

A recorded message from Rav Cherki about the fast of the 17th of Tammuz. The fast of the 17th of…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiJuly 7, 2016
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Jephthah in his Generation | Haftarah

Jephthah is not considered an especially outstanding man, not in Torah wisdom and not as a public leader. The sages…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiJune 23, 2016
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“For we have Heard” | Haftarah

Rahab helps the two scouts that Joshua sent, even though she knows that they have come to conquer Jericho. At…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiJune 9, 2016
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Exception to the Rule | Haftarah

There have been a number of prominent people in the history of Israel who lived as a nazir, an ascetic…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiJune 7, 2016
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Rav Cherki – Messages for Shavuot

Shavuot as a Universal Holiday There are 620 letters in the Ten Commandments, corresponding to the 613 mitzvot of the…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiMay 26, 2016
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“We have not Lost our Hope” | Haftarah

The complaint by Jeremiah the Prophet about the scourge of idol worship which was practiced by the Children of Israel…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiApril 15, 2016
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Before the Great Day Comes

Elijah the Prophet offered Olah Sacrifices outside the Temple, seemingly performing a sin, in order to cause the children of…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiMarch 31, 2016
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Purity of Awareness

While the special Torah reading of Parshat Parah involves the purification of a single individual who is ritually impure,…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiMarch 25, 2016
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“These are What I Want”

In the last chapter of Moreh Nevuchim the Rambam lists various opinions about the purpose of life. As far as…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiMarch 10, 2016
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The Essence of the Temple

The Haftarah of the portion of Pekudai can be divided into two sections. In the first section, which is read…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiMarch 3, 2016
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Why perform Maintenance in the Temple?

The maintenance in the Temple which was carried out by Jehoash, the King of Judah, in the twenty-third year of…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiFebruary 19, 2016
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Ideal Synthesis

In this week’s Haftarah, the Prophet Ezekiel shows us the plan of the Temple which will be built in…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiFebruary 6, 2016
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The New Calf

The Haftarah of this week’s Torah portion of Mishpatim is from the prophecy of Jeremiah (34:8-22, 33:25-26). It discusses the…
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