Reuben Joshua Poupko is a Canadian-American Orthodox rabbi active in Montreal's Jewish community. Through 2020 the opening said he "has been involved in trying to stop antisemitic attacks against Jews in Venezuela," citing "state sponsored antisemitism alive and well in Venezuela." The word antisemitism appears nowhere in the article today. A reader today learns about Poupko's film credits and synagogue role and not that he worked against state-sponsored antisemitism targeting Venezuelan Jews.
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He is the son of Gilda Twerski Novoseller Poupko, scion of the Poupko Hasidic dynasty , and Rabbi Baruch Poupko , rabbi for over 60 years of Congregation Shaare Torah in Pittsburgh . Rabbi Poupko is also the twin brother of Rivy Poupko Kletenik .1Rabbi Poupko's very first congregation was at the Beth Zion Congregation in Oshawa , Ontario , Canada. Rabbi Poupko is known for his oratory skills both in praise of Judaism and the Torah and in the defense of Zionism and the modern State of Israel . Rabbi Poupko also appeared in three films.2Schmelvis: The Search for the King's Jewish Roots is a documentary investigating Elvis Presley 's supposed Jewish roots.3He also appeared in the award-winning, biopic thriller, " Once a Nazi " on former Waffen SS soldier turned professor Adalbert Lallier for SCN, CTV, Canal D, CLT and distributed internationally by the National Film Board of Canada . The film Untying the Bonds ... Jewish Divorce is a documentary that was produced by the Coalition of Jewish Women for the Get that tries to "increase awareness of the Jewish divorce issue" features comments by Poupko on the issue. Rabbi Poupko has been the spiritual leader on the March of the Living .4He is widely involved in the Montreal Jewish Community, including the Montreal branch of JNF , Combined Jewish Appeal, and the March of the Living.5He is also the "co-chair of the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus".6During the late 2000s, Poupko has been involved in trying to stop antisemitic attacks against Jews in Venezuela .7
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Rabbi Reuben Joshua Poupko , the son of Gilda Twerski Novoseller Poupko, scion of the great Hasidic dynasty and Rabbi Baruch Poupko , rabbi for over 60 years of Congregation Shaare Torah in Pittsburgh is the Rabbi of Beth Israel Beth Aaron Congregation in Montreal, Canada. Rabbi Poupko is also the twin brother of Rivy Poupko Kletenik . Rabbi Poupko's very first congregation was at the Beth Zion Congregation in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Rabbi Poupko is known for his tremendous oratory skills both in praise of Judaism and Torah and in the defense of Zionism and the modern State of Israel . Rabbi Poupko also appeared in two recent films. Schmelvis: The Search for the King's Jewish Roots is a documentary investigating Elvis Presley 's supposed Jewish roots. He also appeared in the award-winning, biopic thriller, "Once a Nazi" on former Waffen SS soldier turned professor Adalbert Lallier for SCN, CTV, Canal D, CLT and distributed internationally by the National Film Board of Canada. Rabbi Reuben Poupko and Arna Poupko Fisher have five children. Rabbi Poupko has been the spiritual leader on the March of the Living . He is widely involved in the Montreal Jewish Community, including the Montreal branch of JNF , Combined Jewish Appeal , and the March of the Living.
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He is the son of Gilda Twerski Novoseller Poupko, scion of the Poupko Hasidic dynasty , and Rabbi Baruch Poupko , rabbi for over 60 years of Congregation Shaare Torah in Pittsburgh . Rabbi Poupko is also the twin brother of Rivy Poupko Kletenik . Rabbi Poupko's very first congregation was at the Beth Zion Congregation in Oshawa , Ontario , Canada. Rabbi Poupko is known for his tremendous oratory skills both in praise of Judaism and the Torah and in the defense of Zionism and the modern State of Israel . Rabbi Poupko also appeared in three films. Schmelvis: The Search for the King's Jewish Roots is a documentary investigating Elvis Presley 's supposed Jewish roots. He also appeared in the award-winning, biopic thriller, " Once a Nazi " on former Waffen SS soldier turned professor Adalbert Lallier for SCN, CTV, Canal D, CLT and distributed internationally by the National Film Board of Canada . The film Untying the Bonds ...Jewish Divorce is a documentary that was produced by the Coalition of Jewish Women for the Get that tries to "increase awareness of the Jewish divorce issue" features comments by Poupko on the issue. Rabbi Poupko has been the spiritual leader on the March of the Living . He is widely involved in the Montreal Jewish Community, including the Montreal branch of JNF , Combined Jewish Appeal, and the March of the Living. He is also the "co-chair of the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus".During the late 2000s, Poupko has been involved in trying to stop antisemetic attacks against Jews in Venezuela .
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Canadian rabbi Rabbi Reuben Joshua Poupko is the Rabbi of Beth Israel Beth Aaron Congregation, an Orthodox synagogue in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . He is the son of Gilda Twerski Novoseller Poupko, scion of the Poupko Hasidic dynasty , and Rabbi Baruch Poupko , rabbi for over 60 years of Congregation Shaare Torah in Pittsburgh . Poupko is married to Mindy Shear of Montreal, where they reside with Mindy’s son Shalev.Poupko is the twin brother of Rivy Poupko Kletenik .He appeared in three films. Schmelvis: The Search for the King's Jewish Roots is a documentary investigating Elvis Presley 's supposed Jewish roots. He also appeared in the award-winning movie " Once a Nazi " on former Waffen SS soldier turned professor Adalbert Lallier for SCN, CTV, Canal D, CLT and distributed internationally by the National Film Board of Canada . The film Untying the Bonds ... Jewish Divorce is a documentary that was produced by the Coalition of Jewish Women for the Get that tries to "increase awareness of the Jewish divorce issue" features comments by Poupko on the issue. Poupko has been the spiritual leader on the March of the Living . He is also the "co-chair of the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus".
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Canadian rabbi Reuben Joshua Poupko is a Canadian-American Orthodox rabbi .He has served as spiritual leader of the Beth Israel Beth Aaron Congregation synagogue in Montreal since 1986, and sits as co-chair of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs ' Canadian Rabbinic Caucus.He has appeared in three films: Schmelvis: The Search for the King's Jewish Roots , a documentary on Elvis Presley 's supposed Jewish roots; Once a Nazi , on former Waffen SS soldier-turned-professor Adalbert Lallier; and Untying the Bonds ...Jewish Divorce , a documentary aiming to "increase awareness of the Jewish divorce issue ." "About Us" .Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs .
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rabbi of beth israel beth aaron congregation in montreal
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canadian-american orthodox rabbi
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