Yosef Bittón

Biography

Early life and education Rabbi Yosef Bittón was born in Argentina to Argentine parents. His paternal grandparents came from Tetouan, Morocco, and his maternal grandparents were from Damascus, Syria

Bittón received his rabbinic ordination from the Chef Rabbinate of Israel and his Dayanut ordination from Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef. He began his academic studies at Yeshiva University. He also studied at Bar-Ilan, where he got his first degree in the Hebrew language, Biblical studies, and Talmud. In addition, Bittón studied at Hebrew University, Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva and in the Department of Religion at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.

Rabbinical career Rabbi Bittón served for more than 35 years as a community rabbi in Buenos Aires, Montevideo and currently in the United States. He was the rabbi of the Congregation Shaare Rachamim, belonging to the United Mashadi Jewish Community of America, in Great Neck, New York.

In 1996 Bittón organized a community immigration project (Aliyá) with the vice-mayor of the city of Dimona, Israel, Albert Asaf. Rabbi Bittón and his family were joined by 40 others, the majority belonging to the Agudat Dodim community of Flores, Buenos Aires. an analysis of the first three verses of Genesis, Genesis Chapter 1, verses 1–3. This book has been translated into Spanish and Portuguese, and has received coverage in multiple sources.

In 2018, he published Forgotten Giants, the story of 26 Sephardic rabbis, before and after the expulsion from Spain. He also completed a book on creation called Dinosaurs in the Bible, on Genesis Chapter 1, Verses 20–22. The book has been published in Portuguese and soon to be published in English and Spanish.

Daily newsletter The daily email of his website, Halakha of the Day (English and Spanish), reaches 48,000 subscribers.