Our Rabbis

Rabbi Yisroel Miller

Rabbi Miller comes to Calgary with his wife Deborah having served for 28 years as the Rabbi of Congregation Poale Zedeck in Pittsburgh.
Rabbi Miller is the son of Rav Yeshaia Miller o”h.  Rabbi Miller is a student of Rav Moshe Feinstein z”tl.  He has been active all these years in Chevra Kadisha, outreach to persons addicted to drugs and alcohol and leader and spiritual mentor of his Congregation and Community
He is the author of many publications:

  1. What’s Wrong with being Happy?
  2. Guardian of Eden
  3. In Search of the Jewish Woman
  4. What’s Wrong with Being Human?
  5. A Gift for Yom Tov

His Honors and Awards include:

  1. Pittsburgh United Jewish Federation Rabbic Leadership Award
  2. Served on Holocaust Memorial Committee
  3. Officer of Jewish Family and Children Service
  4. Spoke at Inauguration of Mayor of Pittsburgh Tom Murphy
  5. Spoke at Inauguration of Governor Tom Ridge
  6. Served as Scholar-in-Residence for Rabbis of Great Britain

The Rebbetzin,  Devorah "Debbie" Miller. Debbie Miller was the daughter of the rabbi of Scotland's largest shul, Giffnock Jewish Congregation of Glasgow. She has been active in all aspects of Jewish Community life.  Together the Rabbi and Rebbetzin have a very large family consisting of 9 sons and daughters as well as numerous Grandsons and GrandDaughters.

 

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