Berel Lazar
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| Berel Lazar link (Chief Rabbi of Russia) | |
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| Born | May 19, 1964 Milan, Italy |
| Nationality | Russian, American |
| Alma mater | Rabbinical College of America |
| Religion | Jew |
| Children | 12: Bluma, Yechezkel, Menachem, Fradel, Shalom, Yisrael, Levi Yitzchak, Sara, Bracha, Rivka, Miriam, Shaina |
| Spouse | Channa Deren |
Chief Rabbi of Russia and confident of Russian President Vladimir Putin | |
Rabbi Shlomo Dovber Pinchas Lazar (born May 19, 1964), better known as Berel Lazar, is an Orthodox, Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic rabbi. He is Chief Rabbi of Russia, and chairman of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia and Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS. In September 2005 Lazar became a member of the Public Chamber of Russia.
