Chabad of East County

Chabad-Lubavitch is a philosophy, a movement, and an organization. It is considered to be the most dynamic force in Jewish life today.

Rabbi Raphael (Rafi) Andrusier , the youngest from a family of five, was born and raised in New York. After his Bar-Mitzvah he left New York to study in Pittsburgh and Paris and returned to New York City where he concluded his Rabbinic Ordination from the Central Chabad Rabbinical Court of Israel.

Rafi spent two years in Chicago, IL and Toronto, Canada as a student mentor assisting the local high-school and community.

As a Rabbinic intern, Rafi spent his summers visiting and assisting Jewish communities in Sydney, Australia, Kobe, Japan, Venice, FL, Dubrovnik, Croatia and Peru. He has conducted Seders for scattered communities in Taganrog, Russia and Crete, Greece. Rafi has led Released Time groups in schools in New York, inspiring Jewish children who attend public schools and don’t receive a Jewish education. He has reached out to Jewish prisoners in upstate New York arranging for holiday programming and ensuring that their spiritual needs are met. Rafi enjoys teaching and connecting with Jewish families and individuals in the Eastern S. Diego area.

From JewishEC.com