Moshe Havlin

Rabbi Moshe Havlin (born in 1948, Jerusalem) is the Chief Rabbi of southern Israeli town of Kiryat Gat. Since March 2012 he is also the interim Rabbi of Sderot.

He is the Chairman of the local Chabad Yeshiva,^[1] replacing Rabbi Shalom Dov Wolpo. He is also the leader of the local Chabad Community and the religious adviser of the Mayor of Kiryat Gat. He is considered to be an orthodox rabbi, and he supported the closure of the only Cinema theatre in Kiryat Gat in 2007.^[2]

References

1. Kiryat Gat Chabad Yeshiva
2. "The Holy One, blessed be He, won," exulted Rabbi Moshe Havlin, head of the Kiryat Gat Chabad yeshiva