Aaron Hart (rabbi)

For the businessman, see Aaron Hart (businessman). For the Canadian lawyer, see Aaron Ezekiel Hart.

Chief Rabbi Aaron Hart
Mezzotint by James Macardell, 1751
Title	Rabbi of the Great Synagogue
Personal
Born	Aaron Uri Phoebus Hart 1670 Breslau, Silesia, Holy Roman Empire
Died	1756 (aged 85–86) London, United Kingdom
Religion	Judaism
Jewish leader
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Hart Lyon
Position	Chief Rabbi
Synagogue	Great Synagogue of London
Began	1704
Ended	1756

Chief Rabbi Aaron Uri Phoebus Hart (Hebrew: רבי אהרן אורי פײבוש הרט;‎ 1670 – 1756) was the first chief rabbi of the United Kingdom and the rabbi of the Great Synagogue of London from 1704 until his death.

He was son of Naphtali Hertz of Hamburg (Hartwig Moses Hart), a prosperous Jewish resident of that city. After studying at a yeshiva in Poland, he married the daughter of R. Samuel ben Phoebus of Fürth, author of a commentary on Eben ha'Ezer. He was appointed rabbi of the first Ashkenazic synagogue in London in 1692.

In 1707 he published Urim ve-Tummim, the first book in Hebrew printed in London.

A portrait of Rabbi Hart hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in London.

External links

• "Past Chief Rabbis". ChiefRabbi.org. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• Bernard Susser. "Light and Leading: The Officials of the Community". Jewish Communities & Records UK. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
• "Aaron Hart". Jewish Encyclopedia.