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VIP New Faces: Rabbi Mendy and Chana Sirota

Mendel and Chana (Rosenfeld) Sirota are leaders at the Western Center for Russian Jewry (WCRJ) and Tehilat Hashem, the Chabad-affiliated congregation and Russian Jewish community organization founded by the rabbi’s father, Rabbi Aharon Sirota. Rabbi Sirota is a Denver native, and Chana a native of Canada. Their daughter is Bluma. What is your background? (Rabbi Sirota) Denver is my hometown. I was born and raised here. The community, the institutions, the mountains, they’re all a part of my life. I went to school a few short blocks away and graduated eighth grade at the Hillel Academy. I then went on to study in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. In 2013 I earned my rabbinical ordination at the Rabbinical College of America, from the former […]
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