Gerami was born in
Tehran. His father, Shlomo Gerami, was a surgeon in many hospitals in Tehran including the Dr. Sapir Jewish Hospital. He went to
Talmud Torah. At the age of 15, he went from
Turkey to
Jerusalem to study in Yeshivas Ateres Yisrael, under Rav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi. He then came back to Iran for a year and then continued his Jewish studies in
Yeshivas Ner Israel in
Baltimore, Maryland which has a government-sanctioned arrangement with Iran. He continued his studies in the United States until he got his rabbinical ordination under
Rav Moshe Heinemann at the age of 25. He then returned to Iran and served as Chief Rabbi. Under this position, he oversees the Jewish community and supervises
synagogues,
mikvehs and
kosher slaughter. In 2021, Gerami took part in the
Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States' first summit in
Istanbul,
Turkey. In November 2021 Gerami visited Jewish communities in the United States and met with many Jewish organizations such as
Chabad Lubavitch. He was criticized by many American Jewish leaders for his public denunciation of the
State of Israel and
Zionism, and his visit to
Qasem Soleimani's house in the aftermath of Soleimani's death. Speaking to an American audience, Gerami has justified his statements as having been made out of concern for the safety of the Jewish community in Iran. ==See also==