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Avi Rath

Avi Rath is an Israeli rabbi, writer, educator and broadcaster who co-hosted the television program Mibereshit from 1996 to 2014.

born 1959Co-hosting the program MibereshitFounding the Shai InstituteEditing the Israeli Talmud

Born: 17 July 1959, Rehovot
Occupation: writer, lecturer, rabbi, social worker

Avi Rath was born in 1959 in Rehovot

Avi Rath was born in Rehovot in 1959 to Sarah and Moshe Rath, Holocaust survivors. He studied at the Tachkemoni school in Rehovot and at the Kiryat Herzog yeshiva high school in Bnei Brak. He then studied at Yeshivat HaKotel in the Hesder program.

He served in the Armored Corps as a tank commander and operations sergeant. He holds a bachelor's degree in social work and a master's degree in Jewish studies and history. After his discharge he worked in education, including as a homeroom teacher in Bat Yam.

In 1982 he founded the Shai Institute at Bar-Ilan University. From 1996 to 2014 he presented the Friday program Mibereshit on the First Channel with Rabbi Mordechai Elon. He also hosted programs on Kol Israel and Arutz Sheva and writes weekly columns.

In 2012 he became editor in chief of the Israeli Talmud, a series for children and youth. He is a member of the Tzohar rabbinic organization and leads trips to Poland. He chaired the Dibur Tov organization from 2014 and became a director of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation in 2015.

Avi Rath's life in 7 milestones

1959
Born in Rehovot.
1982
Founded the Shai Institute at Bar-Ilan University.
1996
Began presenting the program Mibereshit.
2006
Became educational director of the Taryag project.
2012
Became editor in chief of the Israeli Talmud.
2014
Was chosen to chair the Dibur Tov organization.
2015
Became a director of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation.

Avi Rath served in Armored Corps

He served in the Armored Corps as a tank commander and operations sergeant. In the First Lebanon War he fought as a tank commander in the Battle of Sultan Yacoub.

Armored Corps