Eli Chaim Carlebach
Rabbi Eliyahu Chaim Carlebach | |
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Title | Rabbi |
Personal | |
Born | Eliyahu Chaim Carlebach January 14, 1925 [1] |
Died | March 23, 1990 |
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | Hadassa (Schneerson) Carlebach |
Children | Sterna Citron, Sheina Berkowitz, Y. Billie Dayan, Freyda Laufer and Esther Kugel |
Parent | Rabbi Hartwig Naftali Carlebach |
Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Hartwig Naftali Carlebach |
Position | Rabbi |
Synagogue | Congregation Kehilath Jacob "The Carlebach Shul" and Hillside Jewish Center |
Eli Chaim Carlebach was a rabbi and spiritual leader.
Biography
He was born in 1925,[2] to Hartwig Naftali Carlebach and Paula (Pesse) Cohn. He was the twin brother of Shlomo Carlebach. The Carlebach family is a notable Jewish family originally from Germany that now lives all over the world. He studied at Yeshiva Mesivta Torah Vodaas, in Brooklyn, NY.[3]
On March 16, 1949 he married Hadassa Schneerson.[4] The wedding was attended by many great rabbis, including Rabbi Eliezer Silver.[5] His father in law was first cousin to the 7th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson,[6] who said the first 2 blessings under his wedding chupah.[7]
His daughter Sterna Citron wrote a book about her fathers stories.[8]
Career
After his father's death in 1967, Eli and his brother assumed the position of spiritual leaders of the Congregation Kehilath Jacob (Founded in 1945),[9] the landmarked [10] "Carlebach Shul," located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan.[11][12] The synagogue was famous for its worshippers, young and old, female and male, traditional and liberal who participated in services there.[13]
His grandson, Rabbi Naftali Citron, is the current Rabbi there.[14]
He was also the rabbi at the Hillside Jewish Center in New Jersey.[15]
He died of a heart attack at the age of 65.[16]
See also
References
- ^ https://www.fold3.com/document/18240278/
- ^ https://www.fold3.com/document/18240278/
- ^ Staff, Jewish Press. "Reb Shlomo Carlebach's Early Years in New York".
- ^ "The Extraordinary Case of Rabbi Zalman Schneerson". YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
- ^ "Cincinnati Judaica Fund". www.cincinnatijudaicafund.com.
- ^ Resnick, Molly. "Daughter Of A Schneerson, Wife Of A Carlebach: An Interview with Mrs. Hadassa Carlebach".
- ^ https://collive.com/the-rebbe-was-recorded-in-1949/
- ^ Why the Baal Shem Tov Laughed: Fifty-two Stories about Our Great Chasidic Rabbis – via rowman.com.
- ^ Johnston, Laurie; Herman, Robin (February 3, 1983). "New York Day by Day". The New York Times.
- ^ "305 West 79th Street". LANDMARK WEST.
- ^ "Carlebach Shul: Our History". carlebachshul.org. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
- ^ "A Tribute to My First Rabbi". March 26, 2006.
- ^ https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST19900404-01.1.43
- ^ "The Carlebach Shul – Rabbi Naftali Citron". www.thecarlebachshul.org.
- ^ "Eli C. Carlebach, 65, Rabbi of Synagogue On Upper West Side". The New York Times. March 27, 1990.
- ^ https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST19900404-01.1.43