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Daily Jewish Thought

All About a Jewish Birthday

Thoughts on spirituality, Kabbalah, Jewish thought, Judaism and Relationships.Rabbi Yisroel Bernath is the spiritual director at Chabad of NDG and is the Jewish Chaplain at Concordia University. He received his MA in Hebrew Letters and Rabbinical Ordination from the Central Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim in Brooklyn, NY & Yeshiva Gedola Rabbinical College of Greater Miami. He was trained in Structural Cognitive Modifiability and received his diploma from Haddasah-Wiso. Rabbi Bernath is the author of three titles, and has extensive experience working in Adult Education, Special Education and counselling hundreds of young adults and couples.Rabbi Bernath regular column on relationships and dating advice, "Dear Rabby" can be found in the pages of the Canadian Jewish News. In 2010, Rabbi Bernath was a finalist for the Jewish Community Hero Award. He was Canada's only finalist and is one of Canada's most popular under-40 rabbis.In 2012, Rabbi Bernath founded JMatchmaking International, a network of Jewish Dating Sites. He has made 54 matches to date.In 2014, Rabbi Bernath gained a lot of media attention for creating the "Quebec Kippa" as a solution for Quebec's proposed Charter of Values.In 2016, Rabbi Bernath starred in Viceland's popular show Dead Set on Life. He showed Chef Matty Matheson around Kosher Montreal.In 2017, Rabbi Bernath starred in the hit CBC Documentary "Kosher Love". Produced & Directed by Academy Award Winning Frederic Bohbot & Evan Beloff "La Rabbin de Lamour" -La Presse "Montreal's Hipster Rabbi" -Matty Matheson, VICELAND