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Rabbi Yonah Gross assumed the
position of spiritual leader of the Young Israel of Phoenix on
February 1, 2007. He was previously serving as the Senior Rabbinic
Intern at the Riverdale Jewish Center in New York.
While a native of Queens, New
York, Rabbi Gross is an alumnus of Yeshiva University and received his
ordination from its Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS).
He is currently completing coursework for a master’s degree in
counseling from Pace University. He has been involved in a wide range
of youth and communal outreach programs and recently served as a
chaplain at Continuum Hospice Care at the Zicklin Hospice in the
Riverdale, NY, the only Jewish residential hospice in the nation.
In addition to the required
course of study for ordination from RIETS, Rabbi Gross did special
work in the areas of Taharas Mishpacha, the laws of family
purity. He took part in a unique program in the area of infertility
that was arranged through a partnership between Yeshiva University’
Center for the Jewish Future and “Machon
Puah –Fertility in Accordance with Halacha.”
Rabbi Gross was married to
Chava in March of 2005 and was blessed with a son, Yehoshua in June of
2006. Chava, who works as a Pharmacist, comes from Teaneck, New
Jersey. See recent
articles about or by Rabbi Gross:
Article
from Chevrusa Magazine, Pesach 07
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Rabbi Gross can be reached
at rygross@gmail.com or at (602) 388-0083
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