Rav elyashiv biography of mahatma

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Yosef Shalom Elyashiv

Israeli Haredi rabbi

Yosef Shalom Elyashiv (Hebrew: יוסף שלום אלישיב&#;; 10 April &#; 18 July ) was a Haredirabbi and posek (arbiter of Jewish law) who lived in Jerusalem. Until his death at the age of , Rav Elyashiv was the paramount leader of both Israel and the DiasporaLithuanian-Haredi community, and many Ashkenazi Jews regarded him as the posek ha-dor, the contemporary leading authority on halakha, or Jewish law.[1]

He spent most of his days engaged in Talmudical study, and delivered lectures in Talmud and Shulkhan Arukh at a local synagogue in the Meah Shearim area in Jerusalem where he lived.[2][3] He received supplicants from all over the world, and answered the most complex Halakhic inquiries.[1]

Biography

Rav Elyashiv was the son of RavAvraham Elyashiv (Erener) of Gomel, Belarus, and Chaya Mushka, daughter of the kabbalist Rav Shlomo Elyashiv (died ) of Šiauliai, Lithuania.

Born in at Šiauliai, Yosef Shalom Elyashiv arrived with his parents in Mandatory Palestine in , aged [4] He was an only child, born to his parents after 17 years of marriage.[5]

At the suggestion of the Chief Rabbi of Palestine, Rav Abraham Isaac Kook, Yosef Shalom married Sheina Chaya (died 19 June ), a daughter of Rav Aryeh Levin.[5] Kook also conducted the wedding.[6]

The couple had five sons and seven daughters.

Six of their daughters married significant Rabbinic figures.

He was an only child, born to his parents after 17 years of marriage. Rabbi Horovitz was the Orthodox rabbi of the Grossgemeinde from until his death in Retrieved 9 January In , upon the establishment of the religious political party Degel HaTorah, Elazar Shach asked Elyashiv to join in the public leadership, and Elyashiv acceded to his request.

During Elyashiv's lifetime, six of his children died. Two died in their youth: a son who died of illness as a child, and a daughter killed by Jordanian shelling in Four other children died over the course of his lifetime. At the time of his death, he had approximately 1, descendants, including two sixth-generation descendants.[5][7][8][9] He had seen the beginning of a sixth generation in , when a grandson was born to one of his great-grandchildren.[10]

Death

In February , the year-old Rav was admitted into the cardiac intensive care unit of the Jesselson Heart Center at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center under the supervision of cardiology branch head Dan Tzivoni and his personal physician.

He was admitted due to an acute condition of edema of the lungs and congestion in the heart. He died on 18 July , aged ,[10][11] and was buried on Har HaMenuchot after a late-night funeral procession that attracted an estimated , people.[12][13]

Spiritual and political leader

In contrast to his later positions vis a vis the State of Israel, Rav Elyashiv began his Rabbinic career as a judge in the government's religious court system, and was a protégé of Israel's Ashkenazi chief rabbi, Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog.[citation needed] In the early s, he left the state court system.[6]

In , upon the establishment of the religious political party Degel HaTorah, its spiritual leader Rav Elazar Shach asked Rav Elyashiv to join in the public leadership, and he acceded to his request.[citation needed] He came to the major public gatherings of Degel HaTorah, currently part of the umbrella United Torah Judaism list in the Israeli Knesset (parliament), and shared in the task of rendering decisions.[14] While Rav Elyashiv held no official title, neither as head of a congregation, yeshiva, or particular community,[1] after the death of Rav Shach he took his position and held great influence over the policies of the party, which abided by all his rulings and instructions.

Rav elyashiv biography of mahatma A Haggadah for Pesach including Eliashiv's comments and Halachic rulings was recently printed. Yet, Rav Elyashiv writes, it is not certain that the practice of erecting commemorative monuments is, indeed, of non-Jewish origin. The Halakhic rulings and sermonic insights of Eliashiv have been recorded in several books. Read Edit View history.

Most rosh yeshivas ("yeshiva deans") associated with the Agudath Israel of America movement frequently sought out his opinions and followed his advice and guidelines concerning a wide array of policy and communal issues affecting the welfare of Orthodox Judaism. Time referred to Rav Elyashiv as the predecessor of Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman as Gadol Hador ("leader of the generation").[15]

Yossi Elituv, editor of the influential ultra-Orthodox paper Mishpacha, remarked: "Rav Elyashiv will be remembered as the ultimate assiduous yeshiva scholar of the 20th and early 21st centuries.

He was not seen as a political leader or as the head of group or party. He was a man who made Torah study his entire life, and this will remain an inspiration."[6]

In , Rav Elyashiv published a letter criticizing the Shas Party for joining the World Zionist Organization (WZO). He wrote that the Party "is turning its back on the basics of Charedi Jewry of the past hundred years.

He compared this move to the decision of the Mizrachi movement to join the WZO [over one hundred years ago] which was the deciding factor in their separation from "authentic Torah Judaism."[16]

Published works

The Halakhic rulings and sermonic insights of Rav Elyashiv have been recorded in several books.

Solomon Maas, on whose initiative the Frankfurt rabbis even went so far as publicly and with solemn ceremony to commit to flames the responsa of the Polish rabbis in protest against their intervention in favor of Lipschuetz. Rabbi Horovitz was the Orthodox rabbi of the Grossgemeinde from until his death in Exaggerating Stories about Gedolim As teshuvah 28 vol. At the time of his death, he had approximately 1, descendants, including two sixth-generation descendants.

The 6 volume Kovetz Teshuvos Elyashiv[17][18][19]:&#;p. &#; contains responsa resulting from questions asked of him over many years. Many of his ethical and sermonic comments on the Torah, most dating from the s, were collected and published as Divrei Aggadah.[1] A Haggadah for Pesach including his comments and Halachic rulings was recently printed.

Another work that includes his Halakhic rulings is titled "Yashiv Moshe".

His Talmudic insights were printed in the 18 volume series of Haoros and more recently Shiurei Maran Hagrish Elyashiv on Tractate Berachot and the following books: "Pniney Tefila"' "Pniney Chanuka" and "Pniney Nisuin".

  • These works were not written by Rav Elyashiv, but compiled by his relatives and students; the "Pniney" series was published by Rabbi Bentzion Kook.

    A biography on his life was published in English by Artscroll, titled "Rav Elyashiv". Rav Elyashiv had a close relationship with Artscroll, and he wrote numerous endorsements for their works, as well as was often seen learning using the Hebrew Schottenstein Talmud.[18]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ abcd"RABBI YOSEF SHALOM ELYASHIV".

      Retrieved 9 January

    2. ^Ettinger, Yair (March ). "The Invisible Hand". Haaretz.
    3. ^"The Invisible Hand". Haaretz. Retrieved September 13,
    4. ^Siegel-Itzkovich, Judy; Shar, Jeremy (8 February ). "Rabbi Elyashiv, , in critical condition".

    5. ArtScroll.com - Rav Elyashiv
    6. Yosef Shalom Elyashiv - Wikipedia
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    8. A Tribute to Rav Shlomo Elyashiv, Author of Leshem Shevo v ...
    9. The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 18 July

    10. ^ abc"Harav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv shlit"a". Chazaq. Retrieved 10 June
    11. ^ abcFriedman, Matti (18 July ).

      "Rabbi Elyashiv, a relentless Torah scholar whose strict rulings sought to resist modernity". Times of Israel. Retrieved 24 July

    12. ^"דור שישי לרב אלישיב - בחייו". 24 May
    13. ^נחשוני, קובי (24 July ). "כל יומיים: צאצא נוסף לרב אלישיב". Ynet.
    14. ^Deitch, Ian (18 July ).

      "Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Dead: Revered Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Rabbi Dies At ". Huffington Post.

    15. ^ abEttinger, Yair (18 July ). "Rabbi Elyashiv, Venerated Leader in Ultra-Orthodox Community, Dies". Haaretz.
    16. ^Siegel-Itzkovich, Judy; Shar, Jeremy (18 July ).

      "Leading Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv dies at ". The Jerusalem Post.

    17. ^"In Photos: , Attend Funeral Of Rav Elyashiv Zt'l". Vos Iz Neias?. 18 July Retrieved 19 July
    18. ^Sharon, Jeremy; Siegel, Judy (19 July ). ", mourn Rabbi Elyashiv at J'lem funeral". The Jerusalem Post.
    19. ^House of Nobility, Humble Abode: Rav Elyashiv and His Torah Dynasty by Nosson Weiss.

      Biography of mahatma gandhi Shortly after the Shoah, a proposal was made to institute a permanent fast day to remember that tragic period. On the other hand, writes the Rema, non-Jewish rituals that are based on obvious and positive motivations may be adopted. Many of Rabbi Elyashiv's Halachik rulings and sermons have been recorded in several books by his students. Read Edit View history.

      Mishpacha Magazine Issue May 23,

    20. ^"Aharon Leib Shteinman, Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Leader, Dies &#; Time". Archived from the original on Retrieved
    21. ^Elyashiv, R. Yosef Shalom (). "Nevelah Ne'esta B'Yisroel" [An Atrocity Done in Israel]. Yated Ne'eman.
    22. ^Pozen, Yaʻaḳov Yeḥezḳel (November ).

      Koevetz Teshuvos Elyashiv (3 volumes). Israel Bookshop Publications. ISBN&#;.[permanent dead link&#;]

    23. ^ abRabbi Yehuda Heimowitz; Malky Heimowitz (). Rav Elyashiv. Mesorah/Artscroll. ISBN&#;.
    24. ^Volume 4 was published posthumously

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