Shmuel Auerbach
Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach | |
|---|---|
שמואל אוירבך | |
 Auerbach in 2013 | |
| Personal | |
| Born | September 21, 1931 |
| Died | February 24, 2018(aged 86) Jerusalem |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Spouse | Rachel (deceased) |
| Parent(s) | Shlomo Zalman Auerbachand Chaya Rivka Ruchamkin |
| Denomination | Haredi |
| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Yeshivas Ma'alos HaTorah |
| Organisation | Jerusalem Faction |
| Residence | Sha'arei Hesed,Jerusalem |
Shmuel Auerbach(Hebrew:שמואל אוירבך;September 21, 1931 – February 24, 2018)[1]was aHaredirabbiinJerusalem.[2]He was considered a leader in the non-HasidicHaredicommunity in Israel. His followers formed a political organisation known as theJerusalem Faction.[3]In 2013, as the Israeli government launched a campaign todraft Ultra Orthodox men into the IDF,the organisation adopted a controversial policy of demonstrations and incitement against the draft.[4][5]
Biography
[edit]Auerbach was the eldest son ofShlomo Zalman Auerbachand his wife, Chaya Rivka Ruchamkin.[6]He was born in the Jerusalem neighborhood ofSha'arei Hesed—as was his father[6]—and resided there all his life. He married Rachel Paksher[7](d. 11 January 1990).[8]They had no children. He named hismusarseferOhel Rachelin her memory.
Rabbinic career
[edit]Auerbach was therosh yeshivaof YeshivasMaalot HaTorah[6]and theNasi(president) of YeshivasMidrash Shmuel[9]and Yeshivas Toras Simcha,[10]both in Jerusalem. For a short time, he also served as one of the roshei yeshiva ofYeshivas Itriin Jerusalem.[11]He was the head of theBnei Torahparty (colloquially referred to as "Etz" ), which he founded.
References
[edit]- ^"Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach dies at 86".24 February 2018.
- ^Nahshoni, Kobi (13 October 2010)."Top rabbis: IDF conversions endorse gentiles as Jews".Ynetnews.Retrieved4 January2011..
- ^"Rav Shmuel Auerbach – beyond the headlines".The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com.
- ^"Radical Haredi leader Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach dies suddenly".The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com.
- ^"Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach, the leader of radical Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox sect, dies at 86".Haaretz.
- ^abcSofer, D."Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt" l ".Yated Ne'eman (United States).Archived fromthe originalon 16 July 2012.Retrieved19 December2010.
- ^Ginzburg, Eliezer ben Efrayim Mordekhai; Weinberger, Yosef; Scherman, Nosson (2007).Mishlei.Mesorah Publications, Ltd. p. 667.ISBN978-1-4226-0590-5.
- ^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 fromthe originalon 23 January 2010.Retrieved4 January2010.
- ^"Yeshivas Toras Simcha"(PDF).torassimcha.org. December 2009.Retrieved4 January2010.
- ^Greenwald, Avi (11 August 2009)."Baruch Dayan Emes: Rosh Yeshivas Itri ztz'l".Tog News. Archived fromthe originalon 8 October 2011.Retrieved4 January2011.
External links
[edit]- Photo of Shmuel Auerbach with his parents and siblings, circa 1936
- Photos of Rabbi Auerbach with Rabbi Yosef Shalom EliashivonSukkot2010
- Video: Rav Shmuel Auerbach Lighting Menorah (2009)
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
