Judaism
Rabbi Y. Ehrenberg
- 1950, born in Jerusalem – 7th generation in Israel, married, five children, five grandchildren
- 1975, received his rabbinical smicha (ordination) from the Torah College – worked eight years in a yeshiva in Jerusalem.
- 1983 – 1989, Rabbi of the Mizrahi Community in Vienna, Austria
- 1989 – 1997, Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Munich
- 1997 – to present, Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Berlin and member of the executive committee of the European Rabbinical Conference
Rabbiner Ehrenberg
Duties as rabbi of the Jewish Community of Berlin:
- Lead daily prayer service at the Joachimstaler Strasse Synagogue.
- Carry out religious ceremonies at circumcisions, bar and bat mitzvah, chuppah (marriage) and burials.
- Oversee kashrut at kosher restaurants, dairies, bakeries and all facilities of the Jewish community.
- Clarify and certify Jewish status as well as lecture and instruct children and adults on Judaism.
- Chair the Schoraschim Association (Schoraschim e. V.), organise youth camps, head the Talmud Torah School and supervise the mikva.