Rabbi Yosef Ote   הרב יוסף אות

U.S. born Rabbi Yosef Ote was raised and educated in Israel. A talmid of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein Z”L, he studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion (1995-2003) and received semicha from Israel’s Chief Rabbinate.  He has a B.A. in Judaic Studies and an M.A. in Science, Jewish Law and Education from Bar Ilan University. He served as a Combat Unit Commander in the Givati Brigade of the IDF. He was the Rabbi of Noam School for Girls in Pisgat Ze’ev, as well as the Director of Educational Projects in Rav Rimon's Halacha Education Center, creating the Mishna curriculum for American Jewish Day Schools. He is also served as the rabbi and spiritual leader of Young Judaea Israel and is a member of Tzohar Rabbinical Organization.