Rabbi Yitzhak Berdugo

Rabbi Berdugo personally wears Techeiles both from the murex trunculus and Radzyn, though he leans more towards Radzyn Techeiles since Michael Shelomo Bar Ron convinced him that his understanding of the tests in the Gemara caused a difference where the cuttlefish blue apparently passed.

(To see my own personal analysis on Bar Ron’s video, see https://www.mywesternwall.net/2019/05/20/analysis-radziner-vs-murex-tekheleth-the-truth.html . -RH)

From https://www.daat.press/understanding

Born and raised in South Florida, Rabbi Yitzhak Berdugo studied at Yeshivat Beth Moshe Chaim (Talmudic University) in Miami Beach and recieved his semikha under the auspices of its Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Yochanan Moshe Zweig, SHELIT”A. While further studying in New York, Rabbi Berdugo received his Yoreh Yoreh from Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Haim, Rosh Yeshiva and Av Bet Din of BaDas Mekor Haim, Queens, New York, followed by a Qabalah in shehița and in lung-checking.

Following in the path of the illustrious Rabbanim of the Berdugo family, Rabbi Berdugo has written much on Halakha and has authored his own responsa covering a variety of topics. With a great admiration for the Hakhamim of Sepharad, Rabbi Berdugo has a passion in the translation and promulgation of their works.

Currently residing in Miami Beach, Florida, Rabbi Berdugo served as the Rosh Kollel of the Bal Harbour Kollel and is pursuing his Dayanut qualification through the Eretz Hemdah Institute of Jerusalem and Montefiore Endowment.

From https://yih.org/home/our-staff/rabbi-berdugo/

Rabbi Yitzhak Berdugo is a South Florida native who studied at Yeshivat Beth Moshe Chaim (Talmudic University) in Miami Beach, where he received Semikha under the guidance of its Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Yochanan Moshe Zweig.

He went on to receive Kabbalah in sheḥita and lung inspection from Rabbi Eliyahu Ben Haim, Sephardic Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva University and Av Bet Din of BaDaTz Mekor Haim in Queens. Rabbi Berdugo has authored a concise Guide to Shechita and serves as director of the Florida Institute of Shechitah, training the next generation of shoḥatim.

In addition, he is a certified Mohel, having completed his training at the London School of Circumcision.

Most recently, Rabbi Berdugo completed the Dayanut program for Yadin Yadin through the Eretz Hemdah Institute of Jerusalem and the Montefiore Endowment, earning approbation from Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar, former Chief Rabbi of Israel and Jerusalem.

Continuing in the distinguished tradition of the Berdugo family rabbanim, Rabbi Berdugo has authored numerous halakhic writings, including responsa on a wide range of contemporary issues. Deeply inspired by the early Rishonim of Andalusia, he has also translated several of their works, making their insights more accessible to today’s learners.