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Conference turris::scandia

Title:	All about Scandinavia

Moderator:	TLE::SAVAGE

Created:	Wed Dec 11 1985
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	603
Total number of notes:	4325

437.0. "Looking for orthodox rabbi in Norway" by ICS::SELTZER (Richard Seltzer) Tue Dec 04 1990 14:11

A friend of mine is looking for an orthodox rabbi in Norway who can do kosher 
inspection of frozen and smoked salmon.  (Apparently, there aren't very many 
orthodox rabbis in Norway.)  Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Richard Seltzer
West Concord, MA; DTN 251-1305

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437.1 Oslo contact OSL09::MAURITZ DTN(at last!)872-0238; @NWO Wed Dec 05 1990 03:40 22

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437.1	Oslo contact	OSL09::MAURITZ	DTN(at last!)872-0238; @NWO	`Wed Dec 05 1990 03:40`	22
	The few rabbis who are in Norway would be Orthodox. The one who is head of the "Mosaic Society" (The Norwegian name for the organizational entity of Judaism here; lit "Mosaiske Samfunn") here in Oslo is Rabbi M Melchior; address: Bergstien 13, 0172 Oslo 1 (Ph: 47-2-69 26 12). I know that he is Orthodox because some friends of ours from the US were visiting us during Yom Kippur a couple of years ago. The wife called him to ask about attending services there, but was somewhat put off as there seemed to be a differentiation between men & women (she said, "that guy is really Orthodox", or words to that effect). On the other hand, he has appeared on TV a number of times, and I have always found him quite reasonable and broad-minded on a number of topics. I am sure that your friend will at the very least be pointed in the right direction by contacting him. (He is, by the way, Danish by origin; not really relevant, except if your friend is Norwegian or Swedish and attempts to talk with him by phone or something). Best of luck Mauritz

    The few rabbis who are in Norway would be Orthodox. The one who is head
    of the "Mosaic Society" (The Norwegian name for the organizational
    entity of Judaism here; lit "Mosaiske Samfunn") here in Oslo is Rabbi M
    Melchior; address: Bergstien 13, 0172 Oslo 1 (Ph: 47-2-69 26 12).
    
    I know that he is Orthodox because some friends of ours from the US
    were visiting us during Yom Kippur a couple of years ago. The wife
    called him to ask about attending services there, but was somewhat put
    off as there seemed to be a differentiation between men & women (she
    said, "that guy is really Orthodox", or words to that effect).
    
    On the other hand, he has appeared on TV a number of times, and I have
    always found him quite reasonable and broad-minded on a number of
    topics. I am sure that your friend will at the very least be pointed in
    the right direction by contacting him. (He is, by the way, Danish by
    origin; not really relevant, except if your friend is Norwegian or
    Swedish and attempts to talk with him by phone or something).
    
    Best of luck
    
    Mauritz