Ari Noach Enkin (Hebrew: ארי נח אנקין; born March 1, 1976 in Montreal) is an Orthodox Rabbi and Halachic Author.
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Rabbi Ari Enkin was born to a non-observant family in Montreal and became religiously observant after his Bar Mitzvah. At age 15, he switched from public high school to the Ner Israel Yeshiva high school in Toronto teaching himself everything he needed to know in order to do so. Following his graduation in 1994, he attended Chabad Yeshivas in Morristown, New Jersey and the Yeshiva Gedolah of Montreal. While studying halacha at the Yeshiva Gedola of Montreal he received Semicha (Rabbinic ordination) at age 20, from the Chief Rabbi of Montreal, Rabbi Pinchas Hirschsprung, followed by the Yeshiva's Semicha a year later.
Following his ordination, Enkin spent a year studying in Israel, where he met his wife Shayna. They were married in 1997 in Jerusalem. During this year he was the Director of an outreach organization at the Tel Aviv University.
In 1998, Rabbi Enkin returned to Canada and served as the Director of outreach at Beth Tikva Congregation in Montreal (1998-9) and the rabbi of Beth Israel Synagogue in Edmonton (1999–2002). From 2002-2004 Enkin served in a number of positions in Winnipeg: Assistant Rabbi at Herzlia Synagogue, as well as Scholar-in-Residence at the local Jewish Community Center and Campus Rabbi at the University of Manitoba.[1] At the same time, his wife taught at Ohr HaTorah Day School.
In 2004, Rabbi Enkin and his family made Aliyah to Israel[2] and settled in the city of Beit Shemesh. They did so through Nefesh B'Nefesh.[3]
Since making Aliyah, Rabbi Enkin has taught at Yeshivat Lev Hatorah, Moreshet Yam HaTorah Seminary for Women, and Machon Hadati of the Jewish Agency. He served as a volunteer in the Israeli Border Police for one year.
Rabbi Enkin was employed as the manager of "Cheerfully Changed Financial Services" in Modiin from October 2005 until October 2010 where he was also responsible for the company's advertising and marketing strategy. He is married to Shayna and they have four children: Shira, Eitan, Tehilla, and Elimelech. They reside in Ramat Beit Shemesh.
In addition to his earlier studies and Rabbinic ordination, Rabbi Enkin continued to immerse himself in advanced halacha study and went on to receive Yadin Yadin ordination from a number of prominent Dayanim, including Rabbi Michael Broyde of Atlanta and Rabbi Ephraim Greenblatt of Memphis. He also holds a master’s degree in Informal Adult Education from Athabasca University.
Rabbi Enkin has published several works, including:
Rabbi Enkin is best known for his "Dalet Amot Halacha Series", an English Halacha series of books dealing with contemporary halachic issues. His books have been endorsed by a number of contemporary halachic authorities including Rabbis Zev Leff, She'ar Yashuv Cohen, Seraya Deblitzky, Ephraim Greenblatt, Yehuda Henkin, and Gedalia Dov Schwartz among others.
There are currently four volumes in the series that have been published:
There are seven to ten volumes planned in the series.
Rabbi Enkin is also a frequent contributor to a number of publications and websites, such as about.com and United with Israel where he is the Orthodox Rabbinical Advisor, and allexperts.com where he answers questions on Jewish law. He is also the General Editor of the award winning Hirhurim Halacha website, where he contributes a weekly blog on contemporary halachic issues.