Reuben Joshua Poupko

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Rabbi Reuben Joshua Poupko is the Rabbi of Beth Israel Beth Aaron Congregation,[1] an Orthodox synagogue in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2][3] He is the son of Gilda Twerski Novoseller Poupko, scion of the Poupko Hasidic dynasty, and Rabbi Baruch Poupko, rabbi for over 60 years of Congregation Shaare Torah[4] in Pittsburgh.[5] Rabbi Poupko is also the twin brother of Rivy Poupko Kletenik. Rabbi Poupko's very first congregation was at the Beth Zion Congregation in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.[6]

Rabbi Poupko is known for his oratory skills both in praise of Judaism and the Torah and in the defense of Zionism and the modern State of Israel.[7][citation needed] Rabbi Poupko also appeared in three films. Schmelvis: The Search for the King's Jewish Roots[8] is a documentary investigating Elvis Presley's supposed Jewish roots.[9][10] He also appeared in the award-winning, biopic thriller, "Once a Nazi" on former Waffen SS soldier turned professor Adalbert Lallier for SCN, CTV, Canal D, CLT and distributed internationally by the National Film Board of Canada.[11] The film Untying the Bonds ... Jewish Divorce is a documentary that was produced by the Coalition of Jewish Women for the Get that tries to "increase awareness of the Jewish divorce issue" features comments by Poupko on the issue.[12]

Rabbi Poupko has been the spiritual leader on the March of the Living.[citation needed] He is widely involved in the Montreal Jewish Community, including the Montreal branch of JNF, Combined Jewish Appeal, and the March of the Living.[citation needed] He is also the "co-chair of the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus".[13]

During the late 2000s, Poupko has been involved in trying to stop antisemitic attacks against Jews in Venezuela.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Beth Israel Beth Aaron Website
  2. ^ "Tories eyeing traditionally Liberal ridings", Postmedia News, September 12, 2008
  3. ^ Eisenthal, Bram, "Canadian university decision to ban Barak sparks free-speech demonstration", Jweekly, October 8, 2004
  4. ^ Shaare Torah Website
  5. ^ "Gilda Twerski-Novoseller Dies", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 4, 1983
  6. ^ "Rabbi Reuben Poupko", New York Times, July 21, 1949
  7. ^ Cohen, Mike, "Likud rabbi lambastes pro-Gush Katif supporters", The Jewish Tribune, September 8, 2005
  8. ^ Schmelvis Movie Home Page
  9. ^ Eichler, Leah, "Love Him Tender", The Jerusalem Report, April 8, 2002
  10. ^ Stoffman, Judy, "All schnook up at Graceland ; Search for Schmelvis Presley kicks off Jewish Film Festival", Toronto Star, April 19, 2002
  11. ^ Hewings, Meg "Nazi victim" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Hour magazine, September 14, 2006
  12. ^ "Religion", American Jewish Year, Book 1998 by David Singer, VNR AG, 1998, Pg. 204
  13. ^ "Jewish community leadership meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas", Canadian Business, May 26, 2009
  14. ^ Cohen, Mike, "State sponsored antisemitism alive and well in Venezuela, says Montreal rabbi", The Jewish Tribune, March 17, 2009
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