Ari Enkin

Ari Noach Enkin (Hebrew: ארי נח אנקין; born March 1, 1976 in Montreal) is an Orthodox Rabbi and Halachic Author.

Early life
Rabbi Ari Enkin was born to a non-observant family in Montreal and became religiously observant after his Bar Mitzvah. At age 16, he switched from public high school to the Ner Israel Yeshiva high school in Toronto teaching himself everything he needed to know in order to do so. Following his graduation in 1994, he attended Chabad Yeshivas in Morristown, New Jersey and the Yeshiva Gedolah of Montreal. While studying halacha at the Yeshiva Gedola of Montreal he received Semicha (Rabbinic ordination) at age 20, from the Chief Rabbi of Montreal, Rabbi Pinchas Hirschsprung, followed by the Yeshiva's Semicha a year later.

Career
Following his ordination, Enkin spent a year studying in Israel, where he met his wife Shayna. They were married in 1997 in Jerusalem. During this year he was the Director of an outreach organization at the Tel Aviv University.

In 1998, Rabbi Enkin returned to Canada and served as the Director of outreach at Beth Tikva Congregation in Montreal (1998-9) and the rabbi of Beth Israel Synagogue in Edmonton (1999–2002). From 2002-2004 Enkin served in a number of positions in Winnipeg: Assistant Rabbi at Herzlia Synagogue, as well as Scholar-in-Residence at the local Jewish Community Center and Campus Rabbi at the University of Manitoba. At the same time, his wife taught at Ohr HaTorah Day School.

In 2004, Rabbi Enkin and his family made Aliyah to Israel and settled in the city of Beit Shemesh. They did so through Nefesh B'Nefesh.

Since making Aliyah, Rabbi Enkin has taught at a number of yeshivot, seminaries, and other Torah study programs. He currently teaches at Yeshivat Lev Hatorah in Ramat Beit Shemesh and is one of the founding staff members of Yeshivat Migdal Hatorah in Modiin where he will be directing the Halacha program. He served as a volunteer in the Israeli Border Police for one year.

Rabbi Enkin was employed as the manager of "Cheerfully Changed Financial Services" in Modiin from October 2005 until October 2010 where he was also responsible for the company's advertising and marketing strategy. He has been the manager of the Ramat Beit Shemesh "Gelt Center" since November 2010. He is married to Shayna and they have four children: Shira, Eitan, Tehilla, and Elimelech. They reside in Ramat Beit Shemesh.

Education
In addition to his earlier studies and Rabbinic ordination, Rabbi Enkin continued to immerse himself in advanced halacha study and went on to receive Yadin Yadin ordination from a number of prominent Dayanim, including Rabbi Michael Broyde of Atlanta and Rabbi Ephraim Greenblatt of Memphis. He also holds a master’s degree in Informal Adult Education from Athabasca University.

Publications
Rabbi Enkin has published several works, including:
 * Hilchot Melicha Translated – a translation of the laws of salting meat, a resource for students seeking rabbinical ordination
 * A booklet on The Laws of Eruv as they apply to constructing an Eruv in the city of Edmonton

Rabbi Enkin is best known for his "Dalet Amot Halacha Series", an English Halacha series of books dealing with contemporary halachic issues. His books have been endorsed by a number of contemporary halachic authorities including Rabbis Zev Leff, She'ar Yashuv Cohen, Seraya Deblitzky, Ephraim Greenblatt, Yehuda Henkin, and Gedalia Dov Schwartz among others.

There are currently five volumes in the series that have been published:


 * 1) "Dalet Amot" (Gefen Publishing House)
 * 2) "Amot Shel Halacha" (Urim Publications)
 * 3) "Halacha Bilvad" (Dalet Amot Publishing)
 * 4) "Ramat Hashulchan" (Dalet Amot Publishing)
 * 5) "Shu"t Hashulchani" (Dalet Amot Publishing)

There are seven to ten volumes planned in the series.

Rabbi Enkin is also a frequent contributor to a number of publications and websites, such as about.com and United with Israel where he is the Orthodox Rabbinical Advisor, and allexperts.com where he answers questions on Jewish law. He is also the General Editor of the award winning Hirhurim Halacha website, where he contributes a weekly blog on contemporary halachic issues.