Adas Yeshurun Herzlia is Winnipeg’s only Modern Orthodox synagogue that offers traditional services, interesting classes, and programs for every age. It is a place where everyone is welcome regardless if you are Ashkenazi or Sephardic, observant or not so observant. We pride ourselves for being the synagogue-of-choice to new comers, immigrants and visitors where we have congregants from all over the globe such as Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Russia, and of course Israel. We invite you to join our welcoming and caring Jewish community where you’ll feel right at home. Our congregation is committed to the unity of the Jewish people and recognizes the religious significance of the founding of the modern State of Israel.
Meet our Rabbi
Rabbi Yosef Benarroch was born in Tangiers, Morocco and raised in Winnipeg. Following graduation from Joseph Wolinsky Collegiate, he received a Bachelors degree in Phys. Ed and Biology, and a teaching certificate from the University of Manitoba. He attended Yeshiva in Israel and received his rabbinic ordination in 1989 from Machon Harry Fischel Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
A fluent speaker of Hebrew, English and Spanish, Rabbi Benarroch taught Jewish studies and served as a congregational rabbi in Phoenix, Arizona and in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was Rabbi and Educational Director of the Sephardic Educational Center in Jerusalem from 1999-2010 and Rabbi and Director of Midreshet Eshel Seminary for Sephardic Women in Jerusalem. Rabbi Benarroch commutes between Winnipeg and Efrat, where his family resides.
Meet our Board of Directors
| Jack Craven – President |
| Rose Aziman – Vice-President |
| Rodney Kellen – Secretary |
| Reva Craven – Treasurer |
| Lynne Salman |
| Rodger Saadia |
| Barbara Anhang |
| Sal Pellettieri |
| Mara Pellettieri |
| Aliza Millo |
Address: 620 Brock St, Winnipeg, MB R3N 0Z4 , Canada
Phone: (204) 489-6262
Email: reception@adasyeshurun.ca
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