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Sholom Lipskar

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Sholom Dovber Lipskar (born 1946) is a Chabad rabbi who was principal of the Landow Yeshiva[1] in Miami Beach in 1969. He founded The Shul of Bal Harbour in Surfside, Florida, as well as the Aleph Institute in 1981.[2]

Early life[edit]

Born in Tashkent, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic in 1946, Lipskar was smuggled as a baby through the Soviet border to a Displaced person (DP) camp in Germany. On his passport, his country of birth is listed as Germany as this was where he was registered. Arriving in North America in the early 1950s, Lipskar's family settled in Ontario, Canada. Lipskar was ordained as a Rabbi from the Lubavitch Yeshiva in Brooklyn in 1968.

Rabbinical career[edit]

Miami Beach[edit]

In 1969, Lipskar was hired as the principal of the Landow Yeshiva School in Miami Beach, Florida. He served as principal of its elementary school for a number of years.[3]

Surfside[edit]

In 1982, Lipskar founded The Shul of Bal Harbour in Surfside, Florida and is its head Rabbi.[4]

He also founded the Aleph Institute,[5] a non-profit national humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for both prisoners and military personnel and their families.[4]

References[edit]

  1. "About LEC". Archived from the original on 24 December 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2010. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  2. "Prisoners, Families and Torah". Kabbala Online.
  3. Blanchard, Louise (29 July 1976). "100 children memorizing Torah verses". The Miami News. Retrieved 23 February 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. 4.0 4.1 "NAME: Rabbi Sholom Lipskar". The Miami Herald (pay-per-view). The McClatchy Company. 7 March 1985. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  5. "Jewish Inmates find their Heritage". The Miami Herald (pay-per-view). The McClatchy Company. 8 November 1984. Retrieved 23 February 2010.

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