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E-mail: rabbi94@hotmail.comRabbi Jacques Cukierkorn was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He earned a BA in Psychology from Universidade de Sao Marcos, a M.H.L. from the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, OH as well as rabbinical ordination from that same institution in 1994. His rabbinical thesis was "Retornando - Coming Back: a Historical Perspective and Description of the Marrano Communities of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil." Rabbi Cukierkorn was one of the founders of Kulanu, an organization that reaches out to lost and dispersed Jewish communities; in that capacity he has led missions to Uganda and Brazil to search for lost Jewish communities. Rabbi Cukierkorn is a member of the Computer Technology and the Rabbinate committee of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. Rabbi Cukierkorn is the author of HaMadrij, a basic guide to Judaism in Spanish. The English version, Accessible Judaism: A Concise Guide is now available as well. Rabbi Cukierkorn is married to Denisse, a school psychologist, and they have two daughters, Raquel and Dahlia. They reside in Overland Park, Kansas. Rabbi Cukierkorn was quoted in Kansas City star article "A holiday for two traditions: Interfaith Christian and Jewish families face a predicament" (requires free registration) |