Gedaliah Nadel

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Gedaliah Nadel (1923–2004) was an influential

Jewish Law in the Chazon Ish neighbourhood of Bnei Brak. He was celebrated as an expert in all facets of Torah and Talmudic
knowledge.

Biography

Gedaliah Nadel was born in

Elazar Menachem Shach. As a child, Gedaliah was known for his diligence and devotion to studying Torah, reportedly studying for up to eighteen consecutive hours.[1] Afterwards Gedaliah studied under Rabbi Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz, known as Chazon Ish, who moulded him into his principal student (recalling his time with the Chazon Ish, Nadel said that the Chazon Ish garnered knowledge in medical science by reading medical journals).[2]

Nadel married the daughter of Rabbi Eliyahu Weiner, a student of the

Hasidic
yeshiva.

Nadel would learn

Shacharis vatikin.[3]

He died on June 5, 2004.[4]

Opinions

Nadel asserted that certain concepts mentioned in the Torah and Talmud that were not legalistic were not necessarily to be taken literally.

Marc Shapiro, Nadel maintained that it is acceptable to believe that the Zohar was not written by Shimon bar Yochai and that it had a late authorship.[7]

Nadel's teachings have continued to exert influence on

Haredi leaders.[8]

Works

Many of Nadel's lectures were collected by his various students, and two volumes were published under the title Shiurei Reb Gedaliah.'[3]

B'Torato Shel Rav Gedaliah is a compilation of teachings prepared, which, according to the book, is taken from Nadel's audio recordings and published at his request.[3] It was published by Rabbi Yitzchak Sheilat, one of Nadel's main students,[6] and at the personal request of Nadel.[3]

B'Torato Shel Rav Gedaliah was banned by three prominent Bnei Barak rabbis because it supported

Darwin's theory of evolution, including sentences such as "Regarding [the idea that] the creation of man in the image of God marked the end of a long process which started with a non-cognizant animal which gradually evolved until this creature was given a human mind... this is an accurate description. Darwin's proofs, and those of geologists, for the existence of early stages of mankind, seem convincing."[9]

In 5772 (or 2010/2011 CE), Sheilat published a new edition.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Dei'ah Vedibur, June 9, 2004, HaRav Gedaliah Nadel, zt"l
  2. ^ http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2009/06/24/a-y-karelitz-m-d/comment-page-1/#comments http://parsha.blogspot.com/2009/06/is-it-important-how-chazon-ish-knew.html
  3. ^ a b c d B'Torato Shel Rav Gedaliah, p. ו-ט (Hebrew).
  4. ^ Rottenberg, Yisrael. "R' Gedalyahu Nadel, Rosh Yeshiva of Kollel Chazon Ish". geni.com. Geni.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. ^ "621 Stollman". Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
  6. ^ a b "B'Toraso Shel Rav Gedaliah".
  7. Marc Shapiro in Milin Havivin Volume 5
    [2011], Is there an obligation to believe that Rebbe Shimon bar Yochai wrote the Zohar?, p. יב [PDF page 133]): "Rav G [Gedaliah Nadel] told me that he was still unsure as to the origin and status of the Zohar, but told me it was my absolute right to draw any conclusions I saw fit regarding both the Zohar and the Ari."
  8. ^ "Is Rav Kanievsky now a heliocentrist?". 18 August 2009.
  9. ^ Wagner, Matthew (3 November 2005). "Perish the Thought". Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

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