The Holy Sparks Podcast Season 3 Episode 8 Rabbi Gershom Sizomu is the Chief Rabbi of Abayudaya Community of Uganda and serves as the Av Beit Din (head of rabbinic conversion) for sub-Saharan Africa. He is 3rd generation rabbinic leader of the community, as his grandfather was an apprentice of the founder, Semei Kakungulu. Rabbi Gershom studied at the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies from 2003-2008 including a year at the Shechter Institute in Jerusalem. He is the father to 5 children from ages 7 to 29, and splits his time between Kampala, the capital of Uganda, where he was also a Parliament Member from 2016-2021, and Mbale, the hub of the Jewish community in the east of the country near the Kenyan border. Here's the link for Rabbi Gershom's microcredit fundraiser that is active now make sure to select ABAYUDAYA FUND so that your tax deductible donation goes straight to their communities. https://www.hamakomla.org/payment.php Thank you for supporting our podcast! to make a donation or become a patron go to http://igfn.us/form/haHSSQ thank you for subscribing and sharing! #africa #uganda #jewish #podcast #abudaya #israel https://youtu.be/_iDHMY1LybQ