Rabbi Yosef Bitton

Rabbi Yosef Bitton was born in Argentina and received his ordination from Israel's Chief Rabbinate. He recently published his first book in English, “Awesome Creation: A Study on the First Three Verses of the Torah.” Rabbi Bitton currently resides in Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, where he serves the Sephardic community of Ohel David uShlomo.

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Recognizing The Creator Of The Cosmos As The God Of History

By Rabbi Yosef Bitton

Foreshadowing modern science, rabbis spoke of an Intelligent Designer who created a unique universe

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Echoes Of The Big Bang

By Rabbi Yosef Bitton

The Big Bang theory marked the scientific community's first sense of the universe having a beginning.

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Halakhic Differences Between Sephardic And Ashkenazi Traditions

By Rabbi Yosef Bitton

Sephardic Jews are very strict in not keeping hametz in their homes during Pesah.

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Rabbi Moshe Almosnino And Megilat Esther

By Rabbi Yosef Bitton

Rabbi Almosnino’s reading of the Biblical text might be compared with the way a prominent lawyer would read the most important contract of his career.