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 CherkiJanuary 21, 2016
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And Deborah Sang

There is a lot to be learned from the poem of praise which Deborah wrote (Judges Chapter 5). Like every…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiJanuary 7, 2016
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Kingdoms at War

The main message of the Haftarah for this week’s portion (Ezekiel 28:25-29:21), aside from the discussion of the punishment that…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiDecember 25, 2015
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Final Instructions

In this Haftarah (Kings I Chapter 2), King David teaches his son Solomon the essentials of how to manage a…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiDecember 10, 2015
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Testimony for the Entire World

This week’s Haftarah begins with the return to Zion and the ramifications of this event for all of humanity: “Be…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiNovember 26, 2015
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The Wisdom of Edom

Based on a verse from this week’s Haftarah, our sages have taught us the following: “If a person tells you,…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiNovember 12, 2015
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“And as to Esau…”

The words of the Elijah of Vilna [by his Hebrew acronym Gra (“HaGaon Rabbenu Eliyahu”)] about the first verses in…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiOctober 29, 2015
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Why Perform a Miracle?

Why did Elisha perform the miracles described in this week’s Haftarah – the continuous production of new oil and reviving…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiOctober 18, 2015
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Tell about His glory among the Nations

“Tell about His glory among the Nations” (Psalms 96,3) From the very beginnings of history, the descendants of Abraham were…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiOctober 15, 2015
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He Released the Nations

In this week’s Torah portion, humanity makes a covenant promising to observe Seven Mitzvot. However, surprisingly, this covenant is not…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiSeptember 24, 2015
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The Beginning, the Middle, and the End

Why did our tradition choose the Song of David (Samuel II 22:1-51) as the Haftarah of the Torah portion of…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiAugust 27, 2015
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The Essence of Existence

The Prophet Isaiah turns to the community of Israel with consolation: “Be happy, barren woman who did not give birth”…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiAugust 13, 2015
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An Eternal Covenant

This week’s Haftarah describes the stages of the consolation of Zion in a very clear way (Isaiah 54:11-55:5). Zion is…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiJuly 30, 2015
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Don’t Be Afraid

What is the meaning of the double consolation in the opening verse of the Haftarah, “Be consoled, be consoled, My…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiJuly 16, 2015
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“Hear the Word of G-d” [Jeremiah 2:4]

The Maharal explains that the destruction of the Temple cannot be blamed on sins of the people, because the destruction…
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Rabbi Oury CherkiJuly 2, 2015
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The Ethics of the Prophets

Bible critics insist that the prophets guided the people of their generation about moral principles only and were not interested…
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