THE RABBI
RABBI SHAUL FRIBERG
Born January 14, 1957 in Svärdsjö, Sweden.
Languages: Swedish, English, Hebrew, German, Spanish.
Tel Mobile: 00 (34) 667 086 171
E-mail:rabbifriberg@netscape.net
Education
- 1973-1976 High school, majoring in humanities and foreign languages (Latin, Greek, English, Spanish, French).
- 1984 -MA from Upsala university/Stockholm Teachers Seminary in teaching.
- 1987-1988 -Yeshiva studies at Yeshivat Midreshet Yerushalayim, Jerusalem.
- 1988-1989 -Hebrew Ulpan at Jewish Theological Seminary, New York.
- 1989-1991 -Two years of Jewish studies at Yeshiva University, New York, including James Striar School, Rabbi Isaac Elkhanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and Belz School of Jewish Music ( Chasanut).
- 1991-1992 -Private studies in Jerusalem, Israel, for different Rabbis to learn Shechita, Brit Mila and Safrut.
- 1995-1997 -Studies at Yeshivat Nachalat Zwi, Jerusalem.
- 1998-1999 -Semicha from Bet Midrash Sefaradi, Jerusalem.
-Studies at Amiel, Jerusalem, an institute that specifically train and prepare Rabbis for work in small communities in the Diaspora.
Work experience
- 1979-1980 -Military service in Sweden (Sergeant at the Royal Horse Guards, Royal Palace, Stockholm).
- 1981-1982 -President of one of the main student organizations of Upsala, Sweden.
- 1984-1986 -Positions as teacher at different schools in Stockholm, e. g. the Jewish Day School.
- 1986-1987 -Youth leader at the Stockholm Jewish Centre.
- 1992-1995 -Position in the Jewish Community of Stockholm, working half time as teacher at the Jewish Day School with special responsibility for the education in Jewish prayers, and half time as assistant within the Rabbinate as Bar Mitzwa tutor, Chasan, religious Madrich at the Jewish Summer Camp, Shochet.
- 1995-1997 -Yeshivat Nachalat Zwi, Jerusalem, teaching beginners in Jewish Law and Tradition.
- 1995-1998 -Running my own English-Swedish translation company with specialisation on medical texts.
- 1998-2003 -Assistant Rabbi at Israelitische Kultus-Gemeinde, Munich, Germany, with
special responsibility for outreach activities among the unaffiliated and the new immigrants from former
Soviet Union.
-Rabbi and Baal Kore for local synagogue.
-Rabbi at the Jewish old age home. - 2003 -Rabbi and teacher of the Jewish Community of Palma de Mallorca, with special responsibility for outreach activities among the Crypto-Jews on Mallorca.
REBETZEN NATALIA FRIBERG
Born July 7, 1973 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
Languages: Russian, Hebrew, German, Spanish, English.
Tel Mobile: 00 (34) 662 261 043
E-mail:kitovmallorca@yahoo.de
- 1980-1990 -High school.
- 1990-1995 -BA from University of Krasnoyarsk majoring in International Business Economics.
- 1995-1997 -Working as international economist at a construction company with speciality in contacts with Germany.
- 1997-1999 -Aliya to Israel.
-Studying Hebrew at Ulpan.
-Yeshiva studies at Machon Ora, Jerusalem. - 1999-2003 -Working in the Israelitische Cultus-Gemeinde, Munich, Germany, as Mashgicha, Secretary for Dayan Ehrentreu as Av Bet Din of Germany, as Balanit for the Mikve and with different voluntary activities for the Russian-speaking group.
- 2003 -Continuing her function as the Rebetzen at the Comunidad Judia de les Illes
Balears in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
-Studied for the official EU Diploma as Cosmetician.