1. Baruch "Burry" Chait is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, musician and composer.
11 Facts About Baruch Chait
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Baruch Chait is rosh yeshiva of the Israeli high school Maarava Machon Rubin in Matityahu.
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Baruch Chait was born to Esther and Moshe Chait, a rabbi and future rosh yeshiva of Yeshivath Chafetz Chaim of Jerusalem.
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Baruch Chait studied under Henoch Leibowitz, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of Forest Hills, New York.
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Baruch Chait has since composed hundreds of Jewish religious songs that have wide popularity and appeal, publishing dozens of records.
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Baruch Chait wrote Kol Ha'Olam Kulo while performing for Israel Defense Forces soldiers during the Yom Kippur War.
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On February 27,2022, Baruch Chait was inducted with the inaugural class of the Jewish Music Hall of Fame.
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In 1987, Baruch Chait founded Maarava Machon Rubin, a yeshiva high school in Matityahu, West Bank.
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The school caters to the Haredi sector, and this fact initially brought Baruch Chait, who described himself as a "small man", into conflict with ostensibly greater Haredi leaders who normally oppose such innovation in Jewish education.
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Baruch Chait has written a number of children's educational books on Jewish topics, together with illustrators Gadi Pollack and Yoni Gerstein.
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Baruch Chait is a resident of the Har Nof neighbourhood of Jerusalem.