Dovid Lifshitz
Rabbi Dovid Lifshitz | |
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RIETS | |
| Position | President |
| Organisation | Ezras Torah |
| Buried | Israel |
Dovid Lifshitz (1906–1993) was a distinguished Ashkenazi
Suvalk, which he maintained until its capture by the Nazis in 1940. Some of his lectures on the Talmud
were later compiled and published as "Shiurei Rav Dovid Lifshitz".
Early years
Dovid Lifshitz was born in
semicha and becoming well known as an outstanding scholar. In 1933, he married Tzipporah Chava Yoselowitz, the daughter of the renowned rabbi of Suvalk
, Yosef Yoselowitz. Upon the death of his father-in-law in 1935, Lifshitz became chief rabbi of the important city and its 27 congregations, where he developed a reputation as a warm and involved spiritual leader, concerned with all Jews. He remained in Suvalk until the Nazis captured the city in 1940.
Relocation to America
In 1941, Lifshitz reached America along with his wife and daughter, and was appointed a rosh yeshiva of
Agudas HaRabbonim of America and Canada for many years.[3]
His discourses in Jewish concepts such as chochma and mussar were compiled and published by his students and given the title "Tehillah LeDovid". His lectures on the Talmud were also published as "Shiurei Rav Dovid Lifshitz".
Ezras Torah
Lifshitz served as president of Ezras Torah, an international relief fund,[3] during the final 17 years of his life.[4]
Family
A daughter was murdered as an infant in 1941. Lifshitz is survived by his wife, three daughters, "16 grandchildren, and numerous great-grandchildren."[3]
Publications
- Shiurei Rav Dovid Lifshitz - Chulin, 5753
- Tehillah LeDovid, 5754
- Shiurei Rav Dovid Lifshitz - Gittin, Kiddushin, Makkos, 5755
References
- ^ Goldman, Ari L. (June 29, 1993). "New York Times Obituary". The New York Times. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ^ Abraham, Dovid (2013). "Rav Dovid Lifshitz zt"l The Suvalker Rov and Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva Rabbeinu Yitzchok Elchonon" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ a b c Ari L. Goldman (June 29, 1993). "Rabbi Dovid Lifshitz, 86, Scholar Of Talmud at Yeshiva University". The New York Times.
- ^ "Ezras Torah About Us Page". Retrieved June 16, 2013.
External links
- YU Torah Online Biography
- Rabbi Lifshitz: An Intimate Portrait Archived 2013-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Recollections and photos from Rabbi Lifshitz's daughter Chaya Waxman
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