Shmuel Auerbach
| Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach | |
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 Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach |
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| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Yeshivas Ma'alos HaTorah |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Shmuel Auerbach |
| Born | 1931 |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Residence | Sha'arei Hesed, Jerusalem |
| Parents | Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and Chaya Rivka Ruchamkin |
| Spouse | Rachel |
Shmuel Auerbach (Hebrew: שמואל אורבך) (born 1931[1]) is a prominent Haredi rabbi in Jerusalem, Israel. He is regarded as one of the leading non-Hasidic Lithuanian poskim (halachic authorities) for Haredi Ashkenazi Jews living in Israel, whose views and declarations are regarded as authoritative.[2] He is the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Maalot HaTorah[3] and the nasi (president) of Yeshivas Midrash Shmuel[4] and Yeshivas Toras Simcha,[5] both in Jerusalem. For a short time, he also served as one of the roshei yeshiva of Yeshivas Itri in Jerusalem.[6] He is a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah which guides the Degel HaTorah Israeli political party. He resides in the Sha'arei Hesed neighborhood of Jerusalem.
[edit] Biography
Auerbach is the eldest son of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and his wife, Chaya Rivka Ruchamkin.[3] He was born in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sha'arei Hesed, as was his father.[3] He married Rachel Paksher[7] (d. 11 January 1990).[8] They had no children. He named his musar sefer Ohel Rachel in her memory.
[edit] References
- ^ "Rabbi Gallery — Ashkenazi". kosherculture.org. 2007. http://www.kosherculture.org/rabgallery.html. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Top rabbis: IDF conversions endorse gentiles as Jews". Ynetnews. 13 October 2010. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3968304,00.html. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ a b c Sofer, D.. "Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt"l". Yated Ne'eman (United States). http://www.tzemachdovid.org/gedolim/ravauerbach.html. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ "Who's Who in Midrash Shmuel". Aliyos Shmuel. http://www.aliyosshmuel.com/whoeswho.asp. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Yeshivas Toras Simcha". torassimcha.org. Chanukah 2009. http://www.torassimcha.org/newsletter/Vol1_Iss3_December_2009.pdf. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ Greenwald, Avi (11 August 2009). "Baruch Dayan Emes: Rosh Yeshivas Itri ztz’l". Tog News. http://www.tog.co.il/en/TorahNew.aspx?id=2184. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ Ginzburg, Eliezer ben Efrayim Mordekhai; Weinberger, Yosef; Scherman, Nosson (2007). Mishlei. Mesorah Publications, Ltd.. p. 667. ISBN 1422605906. http://books.google.com/books?id=27YQAQAAIAAJ&q=shmuel+auerbach&dq=shmuel+auerbach&hl=en&ei=gK4jTe2kM4G7hAexsvm2Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBTgK.
- ^ Geller, Shalom Yosef; Rubin, Yitzchak Mordechai (2003) (in Hebrew). Orchos Shabbat – Part One. Machon Hadarat Yerushalayim. Dedication page.
[edit] External links
- Photo of Shmuel Auerbach with his parents and siblings, circa 1936
- Photos of Rabbi Auerbach with Rabbi Yosef Shalom Eliashiv on Sukkot 2010
- Video: Rav Shmuel Auerbach Lighting Menorah (2009)
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