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Rabbi Yehuda Stern
Halacha & Devotional Counting Consultant
Halacha consultant focused on the small, practical questions of Jewish ritual practice — how to count, when to count, what to count toward.
Rabbi Stern received smicha in 2008 and spent ten years in pulpit work before stepping into independent halachic consulting. His writing concentrates on the practical — how a working family actually keeps Sefirat HaOmer when one parent travels for work, what counts as a valid count when you are using your phone, how to accommodate someone whose work shift falls during the daily evening blessing.
He writes in plain English without dumbing down and is comfortable saying "there is more than one good answer" when the sources support more than one good answer.
Credentials
- Smicha (rabbinic ordination), 2008
- 10 years pulpit experience
- Independent halachic consultant since 2018
Areas of focus
- Practical halacha
- Sefirat HaOmer
- Tefilah and devotional rhythm
Writes in
EN, IL
