- Yaakov Pearlman
Yaakov Pearlman is the current
Chief Rabbi ofIreland , serving from September2001 -June2008 [ [http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/index.php3?issue_id=7753 News Ireland | Irish News Paper | Free News Stories Online from The Irish Independent Newspaper - Independent.ie ] ] . Pearlman had previously been the Rabbi ofLight of Israel Congregation , in Rochester,New York . A native ofManchester ,England , he became the youngest rabbi in Britain when he was ordained at 20. He then moved to the United States, where he earned a master's degree inJewish history atHofstra University in New York and a doctorate in education from theUniversity of California at San Diego . After completing his doctorate, he moved toProvidence, Rhode Island , where he held a pulpit for nine years. He then served for 22 years in Rochester, first at Beth Joseph and then at Light of Israel [ [http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/17455/edition_id/346/format/html/displaystory.html j. - Ireland's chief rabbi faces challenges in new landscape ] ] .ee also
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