Rabbi Ari Burian and his wife Avigial are both Buffalo Grove natives. They grew up loving adventures in the prairie land of the northern suburbs. Starting off exploring the halls of Stevenson High School, they ventured off to Yeshiva University in Manhattan to get a taste of the Big Apple and a bigger taste of Judaism. After getting married, Rabbi Ari and Avigial were drawn back to Chicago, where Rabbi Ari received a masters degree in electrical engineering at UIC, but their adventures weren't over yet. They picked up their family and spent two years in Israel to build on their love for Torah, Israel, and the Jewish people. Obtaining rabbinical ordination and a teaching degree at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach, Rabbi Ari and his family are now moving to Champaign to explore with others what it really means to be Jewish!
Avigial is a professional artist and uses her creativity to present Judaism though various fun and interactive media: from abstract challahs to imaginative mezuzahs to wall-to-wall Jewish murals.
Rabbi Ari, Avigial, and their three children are excited to show what they have to offer U of I.
