Shmuel Auerbach
Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach | |
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Personal | |
Born | Shmuel Auerbach September 21, 1931 |
Died | February 24, 2018 Jerusalem | (aged 86)
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | Israeli |
Spouse | Rachel (deceased) |
Parents | Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and Chaya Rivka Ruchamkin |
Position | Rosh Yeshiva |
Yeshiva | Yeshivas Ma'alos HaTorah |
Organisation | Jerusalem Faction |
Residence | Sha'arei Hesed, Jerusalem |
Shmuel Auerbach (Hebrew: שמואל אורבך) (September 21, 1931 – February 24, 2018)[1] was a Haredi rabbi in Jerusalem.[2] Rav Auerbach led a large portion of more radical elements of the non-Hasidic Haredi community. His followers formed a political party known as the Jerusalem Faction.[3] In 2013, as the Israeli government launched a campaign to draft Ultra Orthodox men into the IDF, the Jerusalem Faction adopted a controversial policy of demonstrations and incitement against efforts to draft Haredi men into military service.[4][5]
Biography[]
Rav Auerbach was the eldest son of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and his wife, Chaya Rivka Ruchamkin.[6] He was born in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sha'arei Hesed, as was his father.[6] He married Rachel Paksher[7] (d. 11 January 1990).[8] They had no children. He named his musar sefer Ohel Rachel in her memory. He resided in the Sha'arei Hesed neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Rabbinic career[]
Auerbach was the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas [6] and the Nasi (president) of Yeshivas Midrash Shmuel[9] and Yeshivas Toras Simcha,[10] both in Jerusalem. For a short time, he also served as one of the roshei yeshiva of Yeshivas Itri in Jerusalem.[11] He was the head of the Bnei Torah party (colloquially referred to as "Etz"), which he founded.
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References[]
- ^ "Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach dies at 86".
- ^ "Top rabbis: IDF conversions endorse gentiles as Jews". Ynetnews. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011..
- ^ "Rav Shmuel Auerbach – beyond the headlines".
- ^ "Radical Haredi leader Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach dies suddenly".
- ^ "Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach, the leader of radical Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox sect, dies at 86".
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Sofer, D. "Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt"l". Yated Ne'eman (United States). Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- ^ Ginzburg, Eliezer ben Efrayim Mordekhai; Weinberger, Yosef; Scherman, Nosson (2007). Mishlei. Mesorah Publications, Ltd. p. 667. ISBN 978-1-4226-0590-5.
- ^ Geller, Shalom Yosef; Rubin, Yitzchak Mordechai (2003). Orchos Shabbat – Part One (in Hebrew). Machon Hadarat Yerushalayim. Dedication page.
- ^ "Who's Who in Midrash Shmuel". Aliyos Shmuel. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Yeshivas Toras Simcha" (PDF). torassimcha.org. Chanukah 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010. Check date values in:
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(help) - ^ Greenwald, Avi (11 August 2009). "Baruch Dayan Emes: Rosh Yeshivas Itri ztz'l". Tog News. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
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