Rabbi Dr Avraham Sultan
Cell: 055-9166165Israeli number
Cell: 786-657-5252 US number
Teudat Zehut:345939557
Website; https://www.rabbiavrahamsultan.com
Languages: English, French, Hebrew, Spanish, Yiddish.
Profile:
I am a Rabbi with over 25 years of experience in rabbinical services. I am also a qualified Chazzan (Lyric Tenor), Chaplain, Mohel (ritual circumciser), Schochet (ritual slaughterer) and Sofer (ritual scribe).
Career Summary:
- Conducted complete religious services for daily prayers, Shabbat all Jewish Religious and Civic Holidays.
- Officiated rites of passage such as Bar/Bat Mitzvot, Marriage Ceremonies, Circumcisions, Baby naming and Funerals.
- Participated in several community events with world-renowned Rabbis and Cantors.
- Participated in Memorial Services for communities around the world.
- Organized Pre-High Holidays, Sukkoth and Chanukah programs for the community at large.
- Assisted in yearly Rabbinical and Cantorial conventions organized by the C.C.A. (Cantorial Council of America) and OU (Orthodox Union) Conventions.
- Active member of the C.C.A. (Cantorial Council of America) since 1997
- Former Vice President and Co-founder of the Association of Sephardic Chazzanim of Greater Montreal.
- Former Member of Cantorial Council of Toronto since 2007.
- Former first Vice President of Council of Chazzanim of Toronto since 2009.
- Regional Representative of Yeshiva University CCA (Cantorial Council of America)
- Founder/President of the Sephardic Council of Chazzanim in Toronto.
- Created Council of Chazzanim of Florida
- Member of the RCA, Rabbinical Council of America.
Work Experience:
2024–Present Rosh Kollel of Rabbis and Dayanut under leadership Head of
2021- Present Moria \ Kriyat Noar -Jerusalem
Teaching Judaic Studies- English
Elementary-High school
2020-2023 Succot-Passover programs
Cancun Mexico , Morocco , Israel , Miami
Rabbi\Scholar in residence
2020-2024
Em Habanim Valley California Los Angeles
High Holidays
2017-2020 Maguen David Maryland Wahington
Scholar in residence -Chazzan
2016-2017 Sephardic Rabbi on Campus Scheck Hillel-Aventura
Passover 2016 Scholar in Residence, Chazzan Palm Trees Getaways
2016, 2020 (High Holidays)Chazzan (Yerushalmi and Turkish) Or VeShalom-Atlanta-GA
2014-2015 Chaplain (Old Age Home) Grand Court and Seaside
2014 High Holidays Rabbi/Cantor (Yerushalmi) Magen David Congregation SFO-CA
Passover 2014 Scholar in Residence, Chazzan Ram Destinations-Cancun
2013 Senior Chazzan for High Holidays Chabad of Golden Beach
2007-2013 Senior Cantor-Nusach Sfard Shaarei Shomayim-Toronto-CA
- Responsible for services for Shabbat and all Holidays and Life Cycle Events
- Bar Mitzvah Program
- Involved in Adult Education
- Chaplain in hospitals
- Teacher in the Community school
- First Vice-President of Ashkenazi Council Toronto Chazzanim
- Founder and President of Toronto Sephardic Council of Chazzanim
1997- 2007 Senior Cantor-Nusach Sfard Adath Israel-Montreal-CA
- Community Jewish Federation Chaplain Rabbi and Lecturer Medical Ethics to staff to Local Hospitals.
- Teacher at local schools.
- Vice-President of Ashkenazi Council of Chazzanim of Greater Montreal.
- Co-founder and Vice-President of the Sephardic Council of Chazzanim.
1993-1996 Senior Rabbi and Chazzan Chevra Thilim-SFO-CA
- Largest Ashkenazi Congregation in the Bay Area
- Member of the Rabbinical Council of Northern California
- Member of the Bet Din (Rabbi Michael Schick)
- Kashrut Founder (RKS)
- Teacher at the Hebrew Academy of San Francisco
1992-1993 Senior Sephardic Rabbi and Cantor Comunidad Israelita de Malaga-Spain
- Head of Kashrut (certifications, ritual slaughtering)
1991-1992 Chief Cantor and Baal Koreh Association Israelita de Venezuela
- Assistant to the Chief Rabbi
- Member of the Bet Din for Divorce and Din Torah
- Head and Coordinator of Kashrut Training Mashguichim (In charge of all supervision, Ritual Slaughtering)
- Head of Chevra Kadisha- Counseled bereaved families and crisis intervention.
- Officiated all Funerals and Unveilings
1990 Cantor for the High Holidays, Sephardic Congregation Anshei Sfard SFO-CA
1986-1990 Cantor, Sephardic Congregation Tiferet David-Israel
1983-1996 Assistant Cantor, Sephardic Congregation Magen David MTL-CA
1980-1983 Assistant Cantor, Sephardic Centre Communautaire Juif MTL-CA
Certifications and Accreditations:
- Rabbinical Ordination: Rabbi Eliyahu Atzour (Head Rabbinical Courts of Jerusalem), and approved by Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel Rishon Letzion Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu ZTS”L, Rabbi Eliyahu Abergel (Dayan and President of Rabbinical Court in Jerusalem), Rabbi Yitzhak Kurlitz ZTS”L (Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem)
- Ordination of Ritual Slaughtering: Chief Ritual Slaughterer by Rabbi Sason Greidi Shlita
- Ordination in Circumcision: Same as Slaughtering
- Certified Scribe- Rabbi Avraham Rousilio and approved by Rabbi Eliyahu Abergel Shlita (Dayan and President of Rabbinical Court in Jerusalem).
- Teacher’s Diploma from Ohr Hagolah.
- Bachelor of Arts in Talmudic Law Midrash Sepharadi, Jerusalem
- Masters In Divinity- Yeshiva Chaim Berlin-New York
- CAJE Miami-Beach, Florida – Hebrew Language Educator License.
- CAJE Miami-Beach, Florida – Judaic Teacher License.
- A Judaic Studies & Special Education for Grades 1-12 Achia Misrad Hachinuch- Israel
- Masters Directors & curriculum degree Michlala Jerusalem College & Principal Diploma
- PHD Philosophy & Social Work
I am 55years old, married and an empty nest. I have Citizenship from the United States ,Canada & Israel.
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