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Baruch (Burry) Chait is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, musician and composer. He is Rosh Yeshiva of the Israeli high school Maarava Machon Rubin.[1]

Baruch Chait
Background information
Also known as	Burry
Genres	Jewish music, folk
Occupation(s)	Rabbi, educator, songwriter, composer, author
Years active	late 1960s-present

Personal life

He is the son of Rabbi Moshe Chait, the former Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivath Chafetz Chaim of Jerusalem, and is a student of Rabbi Henoch Leibowitz, former Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of Forest Hills, New York.

Music career

Since the late 1960s, Chait has composed hundreds of Jewish religious songs that still have wide popularity and appeal. Included in this list is his original composition, "Kol Ha'Olam Kulo". He founded several bands including The Rabbis' Sons and Kol Salonika and has published dozens of records.[2] On February 27th, 2022, Chait was inducted with the inaugural class of the Jewish Music Hall of Fame.

Educational career

Chait is the founder of Maarava Machon Rubin, a yeshiva high school that combines religious and secular studies at a level allowing completion of matriculation exams. The school caters to the Haredi sector but due to its inclusion of secular studies it draws many students from American backgrounds.

Writing career

Chait has written a number of children's educational books on Jewish topics, together with illustrators Gadi Pollack and Yoni Gerstein.[1] Many of his books go under the name of the HaLamdan HaKattan (small scholar) series.

Below is a list of his books:

• The 39 Avoth Melacha of Shabbath
• The Ehrenhaus Middos Series:
  • The Incredible Voyage to Good Middos
  • The Lost Treasure of Tikun Hamiddos Island
  • The Terrifying Trap of the Bad Middos Pirates
• The Katz Haggadah : The Art of Faith and Redemption
• My Friends - The Alef Beis
• Torah Town
• The Desert Diary: The Historic Journey of a Nation with Divine Faith Through a Wilderness to the Promised Land
• Ha'achadim Ve'ha'asafim (Hebrew)

References

External links

• Books and albums by Baruch Chait in libraries in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

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