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Rabbi Howard Gorin

Rabbi Howard Gorin, a native of Chicago, Ill., has served as spiritual leader of Congregation Tikvat Israel since 1980. Previously, he served as rabbi of Baith Israel Anshei Emes, Brooklyn, from 1976 to 1979, and as interim rabbi of Beth El Keser Israel, New Haven, CT, from 1979 to 1980.

Rabbi Gorin received his B.A. in psychology from the University of Illinois, Chicago, in 1971; a bachelor of Hebrew literature degree from Spertus College of Judaica in Chicago in 1972; and a master of Hebrew literature degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York in 1974. Rabbi Gorin received his rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1976.

In a rabbinic capacity, Rabbi Gorin has visited Jewish communities in Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Cuba, Uganda, and Nigeria. Check out his website at http://rabbihowardgorin.org to learn of some of the people he has met and taught.

Rabbi Gorin is a wonderful speaker, and Tikvat Israel is blessed to learn from his insightful teachings. He usually speaks extemporaneously, only using brief notes to assist him in organizing his thoughts, but at the High Holidays, he writes his remarks out.

• Rosh Hashanah talk - First Day, 5767/2006

Rabbi Gorin is married to Pamela Meyers Gorin and has two children, Emma and Yonatan.

Tikvat Israel News Stories about Rabbi Gorin:

Rabbi Reports on 1st-Week Progress on Nigerian Mission (posted 2/15/2006)
On Sunday, my "entourage" -- various elders, future leaders and Jeff Lieberman, from Los Angeles, who is filming the visit -- paid a courtesy call on the Governor of Kaduna State. … [For details, click here.]

Rabbi Reports on the conclusion of his Nigerian Mission (posted 2/28/2006)
The British colony of Nigerian was divided into three administrative regions. The administrative center of the North was in Kaduna, about which I wrote last week. That of the West was in Ibadan, while that of the East was in Enugu. … [For details, click here.]

Rabbi Gorin says "Thank You" to the TI Mitzvah Heroes! (posted 2/10/2006)
Danny Siegel, who has done more than anyone could possibly have conceived in teaching the value of tzedakah, talks about mitzvah heroes, people who go "me-al u'me-ever" - above and beyond - what could be expected of any one individual. Friends, in the eyes of scores of Nigerian Jews, you are mitzvah heroes.… [For details, click here.]