cRc - Staff & Contacts

Staff & Contacts

The Chicago Rabbinical Council
2701 W. Howard St.
Chicago, IL 60645

Phone:
   (773) 465-3900
General Fax:
   (773) 465-6632
Kashruth Dept. Fax:
   (773) 465-6929

Business Manager Fax (Rabbi Abe Sharp):

(773) 465-7219

General Questions and Information: info@crcweb.org

European Office: Rabbi Eli Lubelsky

Lange Leemstraat 279

Antwerp, Belgium 2018

Phone: +32 32302083 Fax: +32 32303101 E-mail

For specific employee contact information, see below.

- The cRc Staff -

Harav Gedalia Dov Schwartz

Av Bet Din - Chief Rabbi

Rabbi Schwartz, Shlit"a, is an internationally recognized scholar and rabbinic leader. Final authority on all religious questions for the cRc, Rabbi Schwartz is the author of two books and numerous scholarly articles on Jewish law. He also serves as the Head of the Beth Din of America in New York.

(773) 465-3900 ext 118 • e-mail

Rabbi Moshe Kushner

Executive Director
and Kashruth Rabbinical Coordinator

Rabbi Moshe Kushner a native of Chicago was ordained at the Hebrew Theological College and holds a B.A. from Loyola University. Prior to his arrival at the cRc as senior Kashrus coordinator he served as director of Camp Moshava for twenty-six years. He is also a certified Mohel and has been a member of the cRc for over three decades.

Responsibilities Include:
Trucking Industry
Kosher Fest
Passover

(773) 465-3900 ext 111 • e-mail

Rabbi Dr. B. D. Liebenstein

Commissioner of the Kashruth Committee

The cRc Kashruth Division is governed by a group of 15 esteemed Rabbis of the Greater Chicago area. Rabbi Dr. Liebenstein, a renowned Rabbi and authority in the field of education, has expertly headed "The Kashruth Committee" for the past decades.

e-mail

Rabbi Sholem Fishbane

Kashruth Administrator

One of the bright young stars in the field of Kosher Supervision, Rabbi Fishbane directs our Kosher Supervision service with energy and a dedication to our clients. He previously served as a Rabbinic Field Coordinator for the Orthodox Union and Rabbi of the Saranac Synagogue in Buffalo NY. Rabbi Fishbane has been elected as Executive Director of A.K.O. (Association of Kashrus Organizations).

(773) 465-3900 ext 104 • e-mail

Rabbi Alan Abramson

Beth Din Administrator

Rabbi Alan M. Abramson was ordained at Yeshiva University and holds a B.A. from Yeshiva College and an M.B.A. from Adelphi University. A past president of the cRc, Rabbi Abramson is the menahel (administrator) of the Beth Din and the Rabbi of Anshe Motele Congregation of Chicago.

Responsibilities Include:
Gittin (Jewish Divorce)
Dinei Torah (Halachic Arbritration)
Geirus (Jewish Conversion)
Halachic Status Documentation
Rabbinic Welfare

(773) 465-3900 ext 106 • e-mail

Rabbi Chaim Goldzweig
Member, Kashruth Commission Kashruth Consultant
One of the world’s most respected Kashruth experts, Rabbi Goldzweig has traveled extensively for the past 3 decades and inspected the Kashruth status of thousands of food plants.