Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi

Harav Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi Z"L
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Children	Rabbi Schneur Ashkenazy (Chief Rabbi of Rishon L'tzion) Rabbi Meir Ashkenazy (Chief Rabbi of Kfar Chabad)[1]

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Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi (1943 – January 14, 2015) was an Orthodox rabbi and a member of the Chabad Hasidic movement. Rabbi Ashkenazi was the chief rabbi of the Chabad community of Kfar Chabad, Israel from 1983 until his passing, and was an authority on Halacha (Jewish law).

Rabbi of Kfar Chabad[]

Rabbi Askenazi served as the Kfar Chabad community's chief rabbi (מרא דאתרא (Marah D'Asra)), meaning "Master of the place" in ancient Judeo-Aramaic. Rabbi Ashkenazi was the spiritual and religious leader for the Kfar Chabad community.

Halachic stances[]

Rabbi Ashkenazy was widely cited in the Orthodox Jewish press for declaring that long wigs are inappropriate for use as a hair covering under the halachik definition of tzniut.^[2][3]

Family[]

He was a grandson of Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi, former chief rabbi of Shanghai. His son Schneur serves as the chief rabbi of Rishon L'tzion, Israel.^[4]

References[]

External links[]

• Speech by Ashkenazi
• "Rabbi Ashkenazi's Lakewood Visit". Collive.com. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
• "Rov of Kfar Chabad Meets With Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva » Matzav.com - The Online Voice of Torah Jewry". Matzav.com. May 20, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
• "Chabad Delegation in Cairo | Chabad Lubavitch". Chabadworld.net. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
• "Chief Rabbi of Kfar Chabad Visits Dnepropetrovsk". Eajc.org. July 20, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
• "Reshet Chabad, Religious Public Schools, Israel". Reshet.org.il. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
• "The Yeshiva World Who Will Get the Chabad Vote in the Chief Rabbinate Election? " " Frum Jewish News". Theyeshivaworld.com. July 22, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.

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