The Rabbis
& Leaders
Meet Our
Founder: Rabbi Haim Levi
Born of Sephardic Jewish parents in Medellin, Colombia,
Haim Levi is a decendant of the Portuguese and Spanish
Jews who fled the Iberian Peninsula during the
Spanish Inquisition.
His mother, Doña María Cano López de Mesa, Marqueza de
Fazio Linze, was born August 19, 1910, and died at the
Daughters of Sarah Orthodox Jewish Home in Albany, New
York. His father was born November 11, 1887, and died at
the hands of the Catholic Church for refusing to be
baptized in Medellin, March 1957.
Rabbi
Levi was professor of biblical studies in a number of
universities in the United States and director of the
“Wake Up Israel” broadcast from Tampa, Florida. In New
York he studied under the guidance of his Orthodox
rabbi, receiving his sh’micha ordination in Jerusalem in
1974.
As
a descendant of the Levitical priesthood, he uses the
Hebrew name every Jewish person receives as a child. He
met Messiah Yeshua in 1974, after his return from Israel
following the Yom Kippur War in 1973. In 1964 he taught
Hebrew and nutrition at the Jewish Community Center
(JCC) in Saint Petersburg. At present he and his wife
Rachel are the Hebrew teachers for IFMJ-associated
synagogues.
He holds a Master's degree in biblical studies and a
doctorate in Hebrew and biblical studies from Eitz
Chayim Yeshiva. He is now the IFMJ Chairman of the
Board.
Meet Our
President: Rabbi George Quinn
In
addition to being the new IFMJ president, George Quinn
is also the beloved rabbi of
Beth Israel Messianic Center
in El Paso, Texas. You can hear his teachings on Paragon
Cable Channel 15. Rabbi Quinn especially enjoys speaking
on the revealing of ancient mysteries, the wonders of
God's Word, and the restoration of the Gospel message in
its original Jewish form. He serves along with his wife,
Kathi Quinn, and together they have five adult sons,
Caleb, Jacob, Noah, Joshua, and David.
Vice
President: Rachel Levi
IFMJ
International Regional Directors:
North
American Regional Directors:
Northeast USA: Rabbi Mark
Hernandez
Northwest USA:
Mid-Southwest USA: Rabbi George Quinn
Southwest USA:
Southeast USA and Caribbean: Rabbi Roberto Cardona
Central
American Regional Director:
Pastor
Rodolfo Olivares
South
American Regional Directors:
Northern
South America: Rabbi Reinaldo Tangarife
Southern South America:
Rabbi Victor Faur
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