Background
Ehrenberg was born on February 10, 1950 in Jerusalem, Israel. When he was 5, the family moved from Yaffa to Bnei Braq where he grew up. His father was a businessman in the diamond processing industry.
Ehrenberg was born on February 10, 1950 in Jerusalem, Israel. When he was 5, the family moved from Yaffa to Bnei Braq where he grew up. His father was a businessman in the diamond processing industry.
He previously served as Rabbi of Munich, Germany (1990-1997). Ehrenberg is the second of three sons. After his bar mitzvah, he went to study in Yeshivat Hasharon, a yeshiva ktana, and afterwards at the age of 16, he decided to join the Yeshivat "Harey Yehuda" in Beit Meir near Jerusalem.
In 1975, after a five-year program of studies, teachings and social activism as part of a talmudic institution in Ashkelon, Ehrenberg was ordained as Rabbi by the Chief Rabbi of Ashkelon, Rabbi Yosef Chaim Blau.
During this period he also took an active role together with Rabbi Kahana in the administration of the Yeshiva. In 1983, Ehrenberg moved to Vienna, Austria where he first served as Rabbi of the Mizrachi community, a position which he held until 1989.
In 1989, Ehrenberg moved with his family to Munich, Germany, where he served as Rabbi between the years 1989 and 1997. Since 1997, Rabbi Ehrenberg has been Orthodox Jewish Community Rabbi of Berlin, Germany.
In 2003, Rabbi Ehrenberg co-founded the ORD (Orthodox Rabbi-Conference of Germany) which goal it has been to facilitate the cooperation of German Rabbis for a continuous development of Jewish Orthodox life in Germany.
Ehrenberg served as Chairman of the ORD from its establishment until 2010. He retired from his rabbinical position in Berlin in September 2015.
Rabbi Ehrenberg is a member of the Conference of European Rabbis standing committee.