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Lawrence Hajioff

Lawrence Hajioff | Jew­ish Book Coun­cil Vis­it­ing Scribe

Orig­i­nal­ly from Lon­don, Eng­land, Rab­bi Lawrence Hajioff grad­u­at­ed with hon­ors in polit­i­cal sci­ence from Man­ches­ter Uni­ver­si­ty. After work­ing for MTV in news pro­duc­tion, and win­ning the nation­al com­pe­ti­tion ​‘Jew­ish Stand-Up Come­di­an’ of the Year, Rab­bi Hajioff trav­eled to study in Israel and then Mon­sey to receive his rab­bini­cal ordi­na­tion. Rab­bi Hajioff is the edu­ca­tion­al direc­tor of Birthright Israel Alum­ni in Man­hat­tan, New York.

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The Chup­pah: What’s Hap­pen­ing Underneath?

Rab­bi Lawrence Hajioff​’s new book, Will Jew Mar­ry Me? is a great selec­tion with the Jew­ish cel­e­bra­tion of Tu B’Av on the hori­zon. Rab­bi Hajioff is guest blog­ging…
Lawrence Hajioff
August 17, 2016
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Would Tu B’Av Dat­ing Work Today?

Rab­bi Lawrence Hajioff​’s new book, Will Jew Mar­ry Me? is a great selec­tion with the Jew­ish cel­e­bra­tion of Tu B’Av on the hori­zon. Rab­bi Hajioff is guest blog­ging…
Lawrence Hajioff
August 15, 2016

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