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Rabbi Catriel N. Zer-Garland
Rabbi Garland was ordained as a Sephardic (Orthodox) Rabbi (Yoreh Yoreh) by Israeli-born Posek Rabbi Haim Ovadia of the Fetaya Rabbinic Dynasty & an additional ordination (Rav Umanhig) from Morrocan born and Jerusalem native Rabbi Moshe of the Elbaz Rabbinic Dynasty.
Rabbi Garland works closely with other influential Orthodox Poskim in the United States, Israel and abroad. These individuals are personally connected to some of the most prominent orthodox communities and yeshivot i.e. Khal Joesph in Los Angeles; Communidad Hebrea Sefaradi de Bogota in Bogota and Yeshivat Or'Chaim in Yerushalim & Porat Yosef Yishiva, and the Kisse Rahamim yeshivah to name a few.
In addition to his rabbinical studies, Rabbi Garland focuses on disseminating the Judaic travels, Halakhot (laws) and Minhagim (customs) of the Chachamim (Sages) of Morocco, Sudan*, Ethiopia and Yemen.
In the year 2020 Rabbi Garland embarked on a mission to disseminate the halakhot and minhagim of Morocco, ancestral Sudan, Ethiopia and Yemen to Jews with Sephardic and Afro-Jewish ancestry in various countries in the West Indies.
This mission has in turn aided Bnei- H'Anusim Lanu (children of our people) living in these countries as well as the rural south-east America and abroad connect and reconnect with their African Jewish roots.
Rabbi Garland is the first Sephardic (Orthodox) Rabbi of color in Florida and is actively Senior Sephardic Rabbi serving Tallahassee,FL.