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At the suggestion of [[Chief Rabbi]] of Palestine, [[Abraham Isaac Kook]], Eliashiv married Sheina Chaya (d. June 19, 1994), a daughter of Rabbi [[Aryeh Levin]].<ref name="chazaq" /> The couple had five sons and seven daughters. Six of their daughters married significant rabbinic figures. One son died of illness as a child, and one daughter was killed in 1948 by Jordanian shelling.<ref name="chazaq" /> |
At the suggestion of [[Chief Rabbi]] of Palestine, [[Abraham Isaac Kook]], Eliashiv married Sheina Chaya (d. June 19, 1994), a daughter of Rabbi [[Aryeh Levin]].<ref name="chazaq" /> The couple had five sons and seven daughters. Six of their daughters married significant rabbinic figures. One son died of illness as a child, and one daughter was killed in 1948 by Jordanian shelling.<ref name="chazaq" /> |
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As of February 2012 the 101-year-old rabbi, who has been hospitalized at Shaare Zedek several times in recent months, is in the cardiac intensive care unit of the Jesselson Heart Center under the supervision of cardiology branch head Prof. Dan Tzivoni and his personal physician. He is under anestesia to keep him from fighting the respirator and intubation. He was admitted due to an acute condition of edema of the lungs and congestion in the heart. There was some improvement, his doctors said, and he was not in pain. He was alert before he was anesthetized.<ref>http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=256925</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:21, 18 March 2012
Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv | |
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 Rabbi Elyashiv at home | |
| Personal | |
| Born | April 10, 1910 Nisan 1, 5670 AM (Hebrew calendar) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Children | Moshe Shlomo Avraham Binyamin Yitzchak Batsheva Esther (wife of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky (d. 2011) Sarah Rachel (wife of Rabbi Yosef Yisraelson) Dina Ettel (wife of Rabbi Elchonon Berlin Shoshana (wife of Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein (d. 1999) Leah (wife of Rabbi Ezriel Auerbach) (d. 2010) Gittel (wife of Rabbi Binyomin Rimmer) Rivkah (d. 1948) |
| Parent(s) | Rabbi Avraham Elyashiv Chaya Moussa Elyashiv |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Signature |  |
| Position | Posek |
| Organization | Degel HaTorah |
Yosef Shalom Elyashiv (born April 10, 1910) is a Haredi rabbi and posek (arbiter of Jewish law) who lives in Jerusalem, Israel.
At the age of 114, Elyashiv is active and remains the paramount leader of both Israel and the Diaspora Lithuanian-Haredi community, and many Ashkenazi Jews regard him as the posek ha-dor, the contemporary leading authority on halakha, or Jewish law.[1]
He spends most of his days engaged in Talmudical study, and delivers lectures in Talmud and Shulkhan Arukh at a local synagogue in the Meah Shearim area in Jerusalem where he lives.[2] He receives supplicants from all over the world and answers complex Halakhic inquiries.[1]
Biography
Elyashiv is the son of Rabbi Avraham Elyashiv (Erener) of Gomel, Belarus, and Chaya Musha, daughter of the kabbalist Rabbi Shlomo Elyashiv (d. 1925) of Šiauliai, Lithuania. Born in 1910 at Šiauliai, Elyashiv arrived with his parents in Mandatory Palestine in 1922 aged 12.[3] He was an only child, born to his parents after 17 years of marriage.[4] Originally his father's surname was Erener, but his father adopted his father-in-law's surname in order to gain a certificate to enter the British Mandate of Palestine.
At the suggestion of Chief Rabbi of Palestine, Abraham Isaac Kook, Eliashiv married Sheina Chaya (d. June 19, 1994), a daughter of Rabbi Aryeh Levin.[4] The couple had five sons and seven daughters. Six of their daughters married significant rabbinic figures. One son died of illness as a child, and one daughter was killed in 1948 by Jordanian shelling.[4]
As of February 2012 the 101-year-old rabbi, who has been hospitalized at Shaare Zedek several times in recent months, is in the cardiac intensive care unit of the Jesselson Heart Center under the supervision of cardiology branch head Prof. Dan Tzivoni and his personal physician. He is under anestesia to keep him from fighting the respirator and intubation. He was admitted due to an acute condition of edema of the lungs and congestion in the heart. There was some improvement, his doctors said, and he was not in pain. He was alert before he was anesthetized.[5]
Spiritual and political leader
Elyashiv is the spiritual leader of the Degel HaTorah party which has representatives in the Knesset (Israel's parliament). He holds great influence over the policies of the party, currently part of the umbrella United Torah Judaism list in the Knesset. Degel HaTorah abides by all his rulings and instructions. In 1989, upon the establishment of the religious political party Degel HaTorah, Elazar Shach asked Elyashiv to join in the public leadership, and Elyashiv acceded to his request. He came to the major public gatherings of Degel HaTorah and shared in the task of rendering decisions.[6] Most rosh yeshivas ("yeshiva deans") associated with the Agudath Israel of America movement actively and frequently seek out his opinions and follow his advice and guidelines concerning a wide array of policy and communal issues affecting the welfare of Orthodox Judaism. Despite his exceptional scholarship and influence, Eliashiv holds no official title, neither as head of a congregation, yeshiva, or particular community.[1]
Published works
The Halakhic rulings and sermonic insights of Eliashiv have been recorded in several books. The 3 volume Kovetz Teshuvos contains responsa resulting from questions asked of him over many years. Many of his ethical and sermonic comments on the Torah, most dating from the 1950s, were collected and published as Divrei Aggadah.[1] A Haggadah for Pesach including Eliashiv's comments and Halachic rulings was recently printed. Another work that includes his Halakhic rulings is titled "Yashiv Moshe." His Talmudic insights were printed in the 18 volume series of Haoros and more recently Shiurei Maran Hakgrash Eliashiv on Tractate Berachot was published. These works were not written by Eliashiv himself, but compiled by his relatives and students.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "RABBI YOSEF SHALOM ELYASHIV". RABBI MEIR BAAL HANEIS SALANT. Retrieved Jan 9, 12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ The invisible hand, by Yair Ettinger, Haaretz, March 2010
- ^ Rabbi Elyashiv, 101, in critical condition, Jerusalem Post, February 8, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Harav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv shlit"a". Chazaq. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- ^ http://www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=256925
- ^ House of Nobility, Humble Abode: Rav Elyashiv and His Torah Dynasty by Nosson Weiss. Mishpacha Magazine Issue 159 May 23, 2007
Further reading
- Schapiro, Moshe. "Halachic Ruling Redefines Role of Kiruv Work in Eretz Yisroel". Dei'ah veDibur, April 21, 1999.
- Eliashiv, Yosef Shalom. "Letter from HaRav Eliashiv". Dei'ah veDibur, June 2, 2002.