Yosef Zvi Rimon
Israeli rabbi
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Yosef Zvi Rimon (Hebrew: יוסף צבי רימון רב; born January 18, 1968) is an Israeli Religious Zionist who is a rabbi of the Gush Etzion Regional Council and the Ashkenazi Synagogue of Alon Shvut Darom.[1][2] He is rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Jerusalem College of Technology (Machon Lev) and a Rosh Kollel at Yeshivat Har Etzion.[3][4]
Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon יוסף צבי רימון | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1968 (age 57–58) England |
| Spouse | Sharon Blumenzweig |
| Children | 8 |
| Parent(s) | David and Rita Rimon |
| Education | Yeshivat Har Etzion |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
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| Yeshiva | Yeshivat Har Etzion |
| Residence | Alon Shevut |
Rimon was born in England to Rita and David Rimon, the son of the poet Yosef Zvi Rimon (he), after whom he is named, and grew up in Tel Aviv.[1] He attended Yeshivat Har Etzion.[1] He was in a tank unit in Israel's 188th Armored Brigade.[1]
Rimon was elected as Gush Etzion’s first chief rabbi[2] and rabbi of the Gush Etzion Regional Council in 2021.[5] As of March 2024 he was president of the World Mizrachi Movement.[6][7]
Awards and recognition
- Moskowitz Prize for Zionism (2014)[8]
- The Marcus Katz Prize (he) (2018)[9]