Rabbi Garelik was born and raised in Milan, Italy, where his parents were sent by the Rebbe 50 years ago. He studied in Italy, Pittsburgh, NY, Morristown, New Haven and received his Rabbinic ordination of Yore and Yadin (Dayanut) at the Central Lubavitch Yeshiva from Rabbi Piekarski, individually. He has served as spiritual guide of a Lubavitch congregation in Boston; as a Rabbinic coordinator for OK Kosher, and is currently the spiritual leader of the European Synagogue located across from the EU in Brussels, Belgium. He lectures extensively in the USA, Europe, and Israel.
Rabbi Garelik has edited many works, including the highly acclaimed "Kitzur Dinei Tahara" and his forthcoming "Guide for the Shliach (in print)".
Languages:
Rabbi Garelik is fluent in Yiddish, Italian, Hebrew, and English.
• Chassidus – Can I be a good Jew without it?
• Kosher: the oldest diet and….still works! What's behind that Kosher symbol?
• Chanuka: Then and now
• What is a Rebbe?
• Jewish Education: Responsibility of the parents or the school?
• Science vs. Torah: Contradiction or enhancement?
• Are women secondary to men in Judaism?
• Moshiach: Why the time is now! Will the real Moshiach stand up?