Gilles Bernheim

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Full Name	Gilles Bernheim
Occupation	Rabbi
Date Of Birth	May 30, 1952(1952-05-30)
Age	72
Birthplace	Aix-les-Bains
Country	France
Birth City	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Horoscope	Taurus

Gilles Bernheim Biography

Gilles Bernheim is one of the most popular and richest Rabbi who was born on May 30, 1952 in Aix-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Gilles Uriel Bernheim (French pronunciation Zil y.Rjel beR.nem]; born on the 30th of May, 1952) is a French Rabbi who was once as the chief Rabbi for France. He was born in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, in 1952, he was appointed at the annual assembly of the Central Consistory chief rabbi of France on the 22nd of June, 2008, to serve seven years, beginning 1 . January 2009. Prior to that, he had been the rabbi of synagogue de la Victoire, the principal synagogue in Paris since May 1, 1997. As the Chief Rabbi in France was revered as a scholar , not just within the Jewish community but also in the academic world at large. But he resigned as the chief rabbi in April 2013, before the end of his term after allegations of plagiarism and deceit regarding his academic credentials.

On October 12, 2012, his adopted his position on homosexuality in a plagiarized article titled “Mariage homosexuel, homoparentalite et adoption : ce que l’on oublie souvent de dire” (approximately the same as “Gay marriage, gay parenting and adoption: What we frequently forget to mention” in English)

The affair started in early March when the Strass de la Philosophie blog revealed that a passage on hasidic exegesis from Bernheim’s work was almost identical to an interview of the philosopher Jean-Francois Lyotard that appears in the 1996 book “Questioning Judaism” by Elisabeth Weber.

The essay received a strong resonance in Roman Catholic circles, culminating in Pope Benedict XVI quoting him at length in his annual address to the Roman Curia, 21 December 2012

Gilles Bernheim Net Worth

Gilles Bernheim is one of the richest Rabbi from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gilles Bernheim 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The French Government chose him to be a Knight [Chevalier] of the Legion of Honour on April 10, 2009.

Bernheim admitted that his book from 2011 “40 Jewish Meditations” contained one section which his ghostwriter copied without his knowledge. “I have been fooled,” the author said. “However, I am responsible. I apologize to the authors whose texts have been copied, to the people who have read these ‘meditations’ and to my publisher who was not informed of the existence of an outsider.” The investigation also revealed that he did not be eligible to be awarded the prestigious title “agrege of philosophy” that was frequently attributing his name. The agrege title was a requirement for taking a rigorous exam that required you to be philosopher professor. Although he might not have explicitly claimed to have earned this title however, he allowed people to reference him with the title, without defining the status of his real name.

Le Figaro reported that “there was heavy pressure” on the part of unnamed officials from the Jewish community for Bernheim to resign. On 11 April 2013 he resigned as chief rabbi.

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Gilles Ranked on the list of most popular Rabbi. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Gilles Bernheim celebrates birthday on May 30 of every year.