Yitzchak Ginsburgh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yitzchak Ginsburgh

Israeli rabbi

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1944

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Profession: rabbi, theologian

Nationality: Israel

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Yitzchak Ginsburgh (born 14 November 1944) is an American-born Israeli rabbi affiliated with the Chabad movement.
He is regarded as one of Chabad's leading authorities on Jewish mysticism. He is the leader of the Derech Chaim Movement and founder of the Gal Einai Institute, which publishes his written works.
His students include Charedim, religious Zionists, and Chabad Chassidim, as well as ba'alei teshuvah.
He is currently the president of a number of educational institutions, including the Od Yosef Chai yeshiva in the settlement of Yitzhar in the West Bank.
Ginsburgh has a unique teaching style, and has lectured in various countries, and throughout Israel.
His teachings cover a wide range of subjects, including science, psychology, marital harmony and monarchy in Israel.
He has published over 100 books in Hebrew and English, most of which are edited by his students. Ginsburgh is a musician and composer.
Some of his music has been performed by notable Israeli musicians.
His students include Torah scholars, academics and musicians. Some of his statements regarding the differences between Jews and non-Jews have aroused controversy.
Ginsburgh and his students have responded to the controversy by clarifying that his use of concepts taken from Chassidut and Kabbalah are far removed from the language that the media has adopted.