Joel Landau (rabbi)

Joel Landau
Personal details
Born	New York City
Nationality	American
Residence	Israel
Occupation	Rabbi Executive Director of “Israel Up Close Productions”
Alma mater	Empire State College (BA in Liberal Arts and Sciences) Judaic Studies Post Graduate Degree issued by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel

Rabbi

Empire State College (BA in Liberal Arts and Sciences)

Judaic Studies

Joel Landau (born in Queens, New York) is a Modern Orthodox rabbi. He is associated with Yad Ezra V’Shulamit, an organization providing help to people in need throughout Israel, and The Kemach Foundation whose mission is to make positive impact in Israeli society, by contributing to its economic development, and providing resources and support for the members of the ultra orthodox community. Currently he serves as the executive director of “Israel Up Close Productions”, a non-profit film production company that researches and reports on how Israeli innovations improve the everyday life of people across the world.

Joel Landau was born in Queens, New York, to a religious Zionist family. He spent his childhood in New York and Israel. In 1974 he and his family moved to Kefar Hanoar Hodayot, a village in Israel, and a few years later they moved to the Jewish quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. This allowed him to get involved in the reclamation of Jewish owned property in the Moslem Quarter. Upon finishing high school he joined the "Shvut Yisrael” Hesder Yeshiva. Joel Landau has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from Empire State College, a teaching credential from Lipshitz College, ordination from the Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem, and a post graduate degree in Judaic Studies issued by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.

In 1988 Landau became the Associate Rabbi of Brith Sholom Beth Israel Synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a founding member of the Charleston County Law Enforcement Chaplaincy, which provided personal and spiritual counseling. Four years later he became the Rav of Beth Jacob Congregation of Irvine, California. During his 12 years of service he managed to triple the size of the shul, and in addition to his rabbi responsibilities he was actively involved in many aspects of the Jewish community life, from local schools to the JCC, Federation, AIPAC and representing Israel and Judaism in general. He also helped raise thousands of dollars for Israeli victims of terror. In 2004, Rabbi Joel Landau returned to Israel and became involved with Yad Ezra V’Shulamit, and through this organization he helped provide thousands of food baskets every week and distribute them to those in need across Israel. Inspired by this, he decided to make an even bigger impact and became involved with The Kemach Foundation, an organization whose mission is to bring positive changes into Israeli society, enable members of the ultra orthodox community to join the work-force and contribute to the economic development of Israel by providing them with support and resources.

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