A list released by social media blog Pluggio of the top five Rabbis using Twitter reveals that Rabbi Yisrael Pinson, Shliach in West Bloomfield, MI popularly known as 'The Recovery Rabbi,' is the fifth most followed rabbi on the social network, with 4,289 followers.
Shliach 5th Most Followed Rabbi on Twitter
A list released by social media blog Pluggio of the top five Rabbis using Twitter reveals that Rabbi Yisrael Pinson, Shliach in West Bloomfield, MI popularly known as ‘The Recovery Rabbi,’ is the fifth most followed rabbi on the social network, with 4,289 followers.
Rabbi Yisrael Pinson is the Director of the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House and a rabbi and spiritual mentor to the Jewish recovery community of Metropolitan Detroit. Since joining the Friendship Circle in May 2002 he has galvanized the outreach efforts of the Friendship House by becoming the spiritual mentor of the more than 400 addicts and their families who seek spirituality and support from the organization.
Rabbi Pinson received his high school and college-level education at several intensive private schools the world over, including the distinguished Machon LeSmicha Center for Ordination in Melbourne, Australia. Rabbi Pinson has served communities and individuals from the Caribbean to Canada and is fluent in four languages.
Rabbi Pinson has helped create a Jewish Recovery Community in Metro-Detroit where recovering addicts and their families are helped through support, guidance, friendship & community. Rabbi Yisrael facilitates Jewish Recovery meetings, where recovering addicts from all 12-step programs meet and share regularly. He also teaches classes on Judaism & Recovery.
The top four followed rabbis on Twitter are:
#1 Rabbi Yonah Bookstein, the executive director of Jewlicious and JConnect,
Followers:13,060
#2 Rabbi Josh Yuter of YUTOPIA, JewishGuitarChords.com, and the Stanton St. Shul.
Followers:11,533
#3 Rabbi Rami, Author, columnist and lecturer
Followers:10,560
#4 Rabbi Jason Miller, blogger, educator, social media expert and comedian.
Followers:6,392
proud aunt/mtl.
aah!! Mazel Tov Mazel Tov and lots of Hatzlocho!! I am not surprised!
Ich shep nachas!
wow awesome!
kidush Lubavitch :)
A Friend
Good for you, but in my opinion you got mixed up with the wrong crown vedal
A PROUD RELATIVE
Wow! Wow!
So so proud of all your accomplishments!!! Keep up all the good work!!!
Original West Bloomfielder
Go West Bloomfield!
Rabbi Jason
2 rabbis from West Bloomfield on the list. What are the odds?