Yehuda Gerami
Yehuda Gerami is the Chief Rabbi of Iran and spiritual leader for the Jewish community of Iran since 2011. Early life. Gerami was born in Tehran. His father Shlomo Gerami was a surgeon in many hospitals in Tehran including Dr. Sapir Jewish hospital. He went to Talmud Torah. At the age of 15 he went from Turkey to Jerusalem to study in Yeshivas Ateres Yisrael, under Rav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi. He then came back to Iran for a year and then continued his Jewish studies in Yeshivas Ner Israel in Baltimore, Maryland which has a government-sanctioned arrangement  with Iran. He continued his studies in United States until he got his rabbanical ordain under Rav Moshe Heinemann at the age of 25. He then returned to Iran and served as Chief Rabbi. Under this position he oversees Jewish community and supervises synagogues, mikveh's and kosher slaughter. In 2021, Gerami took part in the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States' first summit in Istanbul, Turkey. In November 2021 Gerami visited Jewish community in United States and met with many Jewish organizations such as Chabad Lubavitch. In these meetings he was criticized by many American Jewish leaders for his  public denunciation of state of Israel and Zionism, and his visit to Qasem Soleimani's house in the aftermath of his killing by US forces.