Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich was born in Riga in 1947. Upon his arrival in Israel, he studied at a number of yeshivot and received rabbinical ordination. He then earned a Master’s Degree in Jewish History from Touro College and served in the IDF. He is married with seven children and many grandchildren. Today, he is involved in Jewish education, and public activism, and is the author of three books.