Meet our Rabbi
Rabbi Avidan Elkin learned in Yeshivat Ma'or Tuviah in Mizpeh Yeriho, Israel. After 6 years of study, he received his Semikhah (rabbinic ordination) from the Rosh Yeshivah, Rabbi Shabbtai Sabbato, Shlit"a. Rav Elkin is also a certified Shohet, Menaqer, and Sofer, and is currently training for certification in Millah.
Rav Elkin is a full-time faculty member in the Mechinah Program at Yeshivah University, where he teaches students from literally all over the world. He also writes Gittin for several Batei Din in the New York-New Jersey area, including the Beth Din of Elizabeth, NJ, and the Sepharadic Beit Din of Rav Eliyahu Ben Haim, Shlit"a, in Queens, NY.
Before leaving for Yeshivah study in Israel, Rabbi Elkin completed his BA at New York University, with three major concentrations: French Language & Literature, German Language & Literature, & Economics. A fluent speaker of Hebrew, English, French, & German, Rabbi Elkin uses his multilingual background to reach out and connect with Jews from all four corners of the world.
Rabbi's Family:
Rabbi Elkin's wife, Oshrat, studied special education and occupational therapy in a combined program at the Orot Girls College in Elkanah, Israel. After coming to the U.S. in 2005, she taught for 3 years at Ben Porat Yosef, the Sepharadic elementary school of Bergen County, NJ. She is since then on hiatus from classroom teaching and busier than ever as a full time homemaker. Oshrat also gives Kallah classes to brides looking to learn marital Halakhah in the Sepharadi tradition.
The Elkins have been blessed with 6 children: Akiva, Hanoch, Yehudith, Sofiah, Tehillah, and Aaron.