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Oury Amos Cherki
Oury Amos Cherki (Hebrew: רב אורי עמוס שרקי.[1] born in 1959, alternative spelling Uri Sherki[2]) is chairman of Brit Olam – Noahide World Center, a senior lecturer at Machon Meir, leader of congregation "Bayt Yehuda" in the Kiryat Moshe neighborhood of Jerusalem, and has published numerous works on Jewish thought and philosophy. BiographyCherki was born in Algeria in 1959. His grandfather, Eyzer Cherki, was a Torah scholar and community leader in Algeria, and later in France. Eyzer served as the president of the Zionist Federation of Algeria, a representative at the Zionist Congress, and was involved in the founding of Jewish education in Algeria. Cherki's father was a businessman, held a doctorate in economics, and supported his grandfather in his public activities. Cherki lived in France as a child for a number of years. He moved to Israel in 1972, where he studied at the "Netiv Meir" Yeshiva High School, and later at Merkaz Harav Yeshiva under Zvi Yehuda Kook. He had also studied under Yehuda Leon Ashkenazi, Meir Yehuda Getz, and Shlomo Binyamin Ashlag. He performed his military service in the artillery branch of the IDF. Cherki is involved with the organization Rosh Yehudi, and gives lectures around Israel, including courses for Jewish educators on teaching Judaism to the general public. Cherki is one of the founders of the organization Brit Olam[3] – Noahide World Center which aims to raise awareness of the Seven Laws of Noah. Rav Cherki publicly supported the Jewish Leadership faction of the Likud Party and the Bayit Yehudi.[4] FamilyHe is married to Ronit. They have seven children and reside in Jerusalem. His son Yair Cherki is a journalist. His son Shalom Yochai Cherki was murdered in a terrorist attack in April 2015.[5] Founded in the memory of Cherki's son, the non-profit, Heu Shalom, assists families in overcoming the cycle of poverty. [6] ViewsCherki's thought is heavily influenced by Abraham Isaac Kook and Yehuda Leon Ashkenazi (Manitou).[7] Cherki places emphasis on the establishment of the state of Israel. He asserts that the birth of modern political Zionism signified the "beginning of the redemption" (atchalta d'geulah), whose climax was the Balfour Declaration, and the founding of the State of Israel signified the final act in the process of redemption. He believes that from the perspective of Jewish law, Jews are in the "period of the Messiah".[8] Rabbi is open and staunch opponent of the idea that the State of Israel could be regarded as a foreign entity, imposing itself on the Muslim world. The opposite is true: the Israeli statehood is realization of divine justice according to both the Qur’an and the Torah. Published worksThe following is a selected list of Cherki's publications:
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