{"id":126,"date":"2015-09-30T20:18:59","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T17:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/108.179.232.152\/~menora\/rabbw\/biografia\/?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-07-14T15:21:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T15:21:51","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isaacsacca.com\/en\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=&#8221;home-english&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;bio-frase&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1593118809403{padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;background-color: #dd9933 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1593120038206{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #dd9933 !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Argentine religious leader. Chief Rabbi of the Sephardic Community of Buenos Aires<br \/>\nand founding president of Menora, World Jewish Organization for the Youth.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:2rem|text_align:center|line_height:2.5rem&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;item-timeline&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">Isaac Sacca<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Member of the <em>Superior Rabbinic Academy of Jerusalem Iehave Daat<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>President of the <em>Rabbinic Board Menora of the Argentine Republic<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Founder and president of Menora, World Organization for Youth.<\/li>\n<li>Chief Rabbi of the Sephardic community of Buenos Aires.<\/li>\n<li>Member of the <em>Ethics Committee of Argentina\u2019s Jewish Community.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;item-timeline&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">Ancestry<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Descendant of Syrian and Eastern European Jews. His paternal great grandfather, Rabbi Abraham Antebi Sacca (1879-1969) born in Aleppo (Syria) was one of the most important Kabbalists and Talmudic scholars in Israel during the years 1920-1970. Furthermore, he was chief of Jerusalem\u2019s Rabbinic Court for the Jewish Syrian community.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;item-timeline&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Studies<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;item-timeline&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">1983<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Graduated from the Talmudic Academy Porat Yosef in Jerusalem.<br \/>\nWinner of the Israeli national award, Agudath Israel, for the best Talmudic work.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;item-timeline&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">1989<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Acknowledged as a Rabbi in the Superior Rabbinic Academy of Jerusalem Iehave Daat, directed by Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Z\u00a8L, who considered him as one of his closest disciples.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;item-timeline&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Achievements as a religious leader<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;item-timeline&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">1989<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Started to work as a Rabbi for the youth of the Sephardi Congregation, Yesod Hadat and worked as a chairman of the Talmudic Academy, Yeshiva Bet David.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;item-timeline&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">1990<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Founded the community newspaper Kesher Kehilati which he directed until 1994.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;item-timeline&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">1996 \u2013 Present<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President of Menora, World Organization for Youth, with its main headquarters in Buenos Aires and represented in various cities across the world.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;item-timeline&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">1997 \u2013 Present<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chief Rabbi of the Israelite Sephardi Community Association of Buenos Aires (ACISBA). Promoted by Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Z\u2019\u2019L and Chief Rabbi Eliahu Bakshi Doron, then the Chief Rabbi of Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;item-timeline&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">2001 &#8211; present<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Since 2001, Rabbi Sacca has been focused on creating educational establishments, charitable organizations, social action and development programs. Here are some of the most noteworthy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2001 &#8211;&nbsp;Communal Dining <\/strong><br \/>\nFree daily lunch for people in need as well as the elderly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2002 &#8211; Morasha Program<\/strong><br \/>\nFree education for children and teenagers, a model that has since been imitated across the globe.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2004 &#8211;&nbsp;Dignity Program <\/strong><br \/>\nNo interest loans and commercial advice for entrepreneurs who lost economic support after the 2001 crisis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2006 &#8211;&nbsp;Educational Institute Aron Angel-Bereshit <\/strong><br \/>\nSchool recognized for its excellent pedagogical framework, offering an education based on the principles of the Torah.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2007 &#8211;&nbsp;Menora House<\/strong><br \/>\nCenter for youth, of secondary school age, located next to the most popular Jewish schools in the Almagro neighborhood.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2009 &#8211;&nbsp;Chella &amp; Moise Safra Center<\/strong><br \/>\nCentral, modern, unique in its type and style, for Argentina\u2019s Jewish youth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2011 &#8211; Hands on Deck <\/strong><br \/>\nOne of Menora\u00b4s programs that unite young volunteers whose mission is to renovate extremely neglected homes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2013 &#8211;&nbsp;Mikve Spa Lela<\/strong><br \/>\nOne of the most modern and luxurious Mikveh\u2019s of the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;item-timeline&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>About Menora<\/h3>\n<p>Menora is a worldwide organization founded by Rabbi Isaac Sacca with the aim of educating Jewish youth. To date more than 15 thousand youth have participated in the range of proposals our institution has to offer including 400 different courses and activities annually.<\/p>\n<p>Menora bases its philosophy on the thousand year old original teachings of the Torah that is based on G-d, prioritizing family values and encouraging respect among people.<\/p>\n<p>Menora\u2019s objective is to promote Judaism in order for its youth to understand it, benefit from its richness, connect and remain identified with their roots.<\/p>\n<p>Menora works independently and offers its services to all of society given that it is not associated with a specific community, institution or political view. For more information about Menora please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menora.org.ar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.menora.org.ar<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Publications and social action<\/h3>\n<p>In charge of the creation and supervision of the Spanish translations of the majority of Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef\u00b4s Z\u00b4\u00b4L works, including all the editions of the Pesaj Jazon Ovadia Hagadah.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Sacca is also the author of the Spanish version of the book Torat Hamoadim.<\/p>\n<p>Publishes essays and books about subjects that contribute to the Jewish perspective on various topical issues, general interests and philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Sacca is a mentor for writers, educators, thinkers and journalists who consult him about the vision of Judaism.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Sacca is regularly invited by schools and universities to host conferences about Talmudic laws related to marriage, faith, abortion, assimilation, organ donating, Jewish identity, crises, fears, educating children, family and love.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Sacca actively participates in meetings, forums and interfaith seminars with the aim of promoting peace and social harmony. He maintains dialog and an excellent relationship with all areas of Judaism and with leaders of other religions, including Pope Francis.<\/p>\n<p>He dedicates a great amount of time to educate youth, his main rabbinic goal.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=&#8221;home-english&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;bio-frase&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1593118809403{padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;padding-left: 50px !important;background-color: #dd9933 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1593120038206{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/isaacsacca.com\/en\/biography\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-fullwidth-noheader.php","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Biography - Rabino Isaac Sacca<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/isaacsacca.com\/en\/biography\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Biography - Rabino Isaac Sacca\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=&#8221;home-english&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;bio-frase&#8221; 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