14 Facts About Hanoch Hecht

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Hanoch Hecht, known as the 6 Minute Rabbi, is the spiritual leader of the Rhinebeck Jewish in Rhinebeck, NY and director of Chabad of Dutchess County.

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Hanoch Hecht is the son of Shea Hecht and the grandson of the late Jacob J Hecht.

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Hanoch Hecht is one of ten children to Shea and Bella Hecht, born in Brooklyn, NY.

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4.

Hanoch Hecht grew up as a sixth generation Brooklynite and attended the Lubavitch Yeshiva Central School System, where he received a BA in rabbinical studies.

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5.

Hanoch Hecht received his rabbinic ordination in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Hanoch Hecht then founded a modern orthodox style Chabad synagogue, the Rhinebeck Jewish Center, along with his wife Tzivie, where they head numerous programs that benefit the community on a daily basis.

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7.

Hanoch Hecht was chosen to be one of the 40 under 40 by the Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce in 2016.

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8.

Hanoch Hecht is the innovator of the well-known Six Minute Rabbi Torah Class in which he teaches about the Jewish faith in a mere 6 concentrated minutes.

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9.

Hanoch Hecht's recipes have been featured in publications all over the globe as he explores kosher and modern Jewish Cuisine.

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10.

Hanoch Hecht was a co-host of the Shema Yisroel Radio Program heard in the Hudson Valley every Sunday morning on three different stations.

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11.

Hanoch Hecht made headlines when he taught newly elected senator Kirsten Gillibrand about orthodox Jews not shaking hands of the opposite gender.

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12.

Hanoch Hecht has fought for more police in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY to help stop hate crimes.

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13.

Hanoch Hecht is extensively involved in the Jewish campus life at the Culinary Institute of America.

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Hanoch Hecht has brought global awareness to special Birkat Hachama blessing by going up in a hot air balloon, together with Gaddy Yaari, and performing the blessings from the sky.

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