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Rabbi '''DovBer HaKohen Bell''' is the Rabbi of the Chabad community in [[Montreal]], Canada, and a member of the city's Beit Din (rabbinical court). | Rabbi '''DovBer HaKohen Bell''' is the Rabbi of the Chabad community in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]], and a member of the city's Beit Din (rabbinical court). | ||
== Life History == | == Life History == | ||
In his youth, he studied at Yale University and holds a bachelor's degree in law. During his young years, he became close to Chabad. | In his youth, he studied at Yale University and holds a bachelor's degree in law. During his young years, he became close to Chabad. | ||
He married Mrs. Devorah, daughter of R' Moshe Kazarnovsky and granddaughter of [[ | He married Mrs. Devorah, daughter of R' Moshe Kazarnovsky and granddaughter of Rabbi [[Shlomo Aharon Kazarnovsky]]. | ||
After the establishment of [[Crown Heights Beis Din|the Crown Heights Beit Din]] | After the establishment of [[Crown Heights Beis Din|the Crown Heights Beit Din]], he served as secretary of the Beit Din for a period. | ||
Later, he moved to [[Montreal]], [[Canada]], and began serving as the Chabad dayan (judge) in the Beit Din Tzedek of the Montreal Communities Federation, and quickly became a prominent rabbinic-halachic authority in the surrounding Jewish communities. | Later, he moved to [[Montreal]], [[Canada]], and began serving as the Chabad dayan (judge) in the Beit Din Tzedek of the Montreal Communities Federation, and quickly became a prominent rabbinic-halachic authority in the surrounding Jewish communities. | ||