Alexander Popivker
via Carlo de Cesare 29 ♦ Napoli, NA 80132
081 060 9353 ♦ alex@judeah.com
SUMMARY: Interested in furthering of jewish life, culture, and education in Naples, Italy.EDUCATION:1997-2000 Merkaz Gutnik Yeshiva Jerusalem, Israel- Talmudic Studies
- Scriptures
- Jewish Law
- Jewish Philosophy
2000- 2002 Rabbinical College of America Morristown, NJ, USA- Talmudic Studies
- Scriptures
- Jewish Law
- Jewish Philosophy
EXPERIENCE:2007-Present Chabad Guest House of Napoli
- Operating a Guest House for jewish tourist and visitors
- Catering and delivering kosher meals in the Napoli and Amalfi Coast region
- Hosting guests and visitors for Shabbat
- Assisting with organizing weddings, seminars and events
- Assisting Jews that encountered medical, legal or transportation trouble in the region
- Conducted purification ritual for deceased
2004-2007 Kosher Supervision (Italy)- Supervised kosher wine production in Sicily for Rav Umberto Piperno
- Supervised kosher products production in Lucera for Rav Umberto Piperno
- Supervised kosher candies production in Calabria for Rav Umberto Piperno
- Supervised kosher whip cream production in Campagnia for Rav Avraham Hazan
- Supervised kosher wine production in Friuly for Rav Umberto Piperno
- Supervised kosher mozzarella production in Friuly for Rav Umberto Pipern
2002-2003 Communal Rabbi for Jews from former USSR (Columbus, OH, USA) - Organized and lectured on different topics of Judaism
- Tought private classes on Jewish Law and Philosophy
- Organized and conducted Succot celebration with over 100 people in attendance
- Organized and conducted a Channukah celebration with over 100 people in attendance
- Organized and conducted a Purim celebration with over 100 people in attendance
- Organized and conducted Pesach Seder with an attendance of 80 guests each night
- Provided many Jewish people with Mezuzot
- Organized a book fair with a focus on jewish literature in russian.
- Brought a surgeon specialist in Circumcision from Moscow to perform Brit Milah on adults
1997-2002 Rabbinical Student (Israel, USA, Russia) - Lectured publically on different topics of Judaism
- Participated in organizing Gan Isroel Camp in Moscow, Russia several years as a teacher
- Participated in organizing and running Gan Isroel Camp in Tallin, Estonia as head counselor
- Organized and conducted Pesach Seders in Israel for about 50 Jews
- Organized and conducted Pesach Seder in Russia, in Siberia for as many as 300 Jews
- Organized and conducted Pesach Seders in Latvia for about 40 Jews
- Participated in organization of Bar Mitzvah celebration for 1000 russian Jews
- Participated in various Chabad outreach activites on weekly bases
SKILLS:- Mother-tongue Russian.
- Fluent in English.
- Conversational Hebrew and Italian.
- Engaging lecturer and educator.
- Specialize in event organization.
- Professional kosher supervisor