Rav Ezra Friedman (33) was born in the United States and raised in Montréal. Upon completing high school, he made Aliyah on his own and studied for ten years at Yeshivat Ohr Etzion, where he was considered one of the outstanding students. He developed a special relationship with the Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Chaim Druckman, as well as Rav Zalman Nechemiah Goldberg, he was later ordained by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Rav Ezra served as the director of Yeshivat Ohr Etzion’s Overseas Program and volunteered teaching French and Ethiopian Olim. During his active duty in the IDF, he served in the Tank Corps and fought in the 2009 Operation Cast Lead. Rav Ezra later joined the prestigious Eretz Hemdah Kollel continuing his studies for Rav Ir and Dayanut. As an expert in the areas of kashrut, Rav Ezra was appointed the Director of the Gustave and Carol Jacobs Center for Kashrut Education for OU Israel. Rav Ezra also serves as a Rabbinic Field Representative for OU Kashrut supervising over 50 establishments throughout Israel. Rav Ezra is trilingual, with fluency in English, French and Hebrew. Rav Ezra and his family moved to Maale Adumim in 5775. He and his wife, Ronit, have four children, Shira, Yosef, Ori and Emuna. Rav Ezra has made a great impact on the city’s spiritual growth. His warm personality and dynamic shiurim have made him a sought-after speaker. On the 24th of Nissan 5778 Kehilat Musar Avicha officially appointed Rav Ezra as its community Rav and since then he has had much success in enhancing our community.