Joseph B. Soloveitchik
American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist, and modern Jewish philosopher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Ber Soloveitchik (Hebrew: יוסף דב הלוי סולובייצ׳יק Yosef Dov ha-Levi Soloveychik; February 27, 1903 – April 9, 1993) was a major American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist, and modern Jewish philosopher. He was a scion of the Lithuanian Jewish Soloveitchik rabbinic dynasty.
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Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik | |
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Title | The Rav |
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Born | February 27, 1903 12 Adar 5663 |
Died | April 9, 1993(1993-04-09) (aged 90) |
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Tonya Lewit, Ph.D. (1904-1967) |
Parent(s) | Moshe Soloveichik and Peshka Feinstein Soloveichik |
Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
Position | Rosh yeshiva |
Yeshiva | |
Yahrtzeit | 18 Nissan 5753 |
Buried | Beth El Cemetery, West Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA |
Dynasty | Soloveitchik dynasty |
As a rosh yeshiva of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) at Yeshiva University in New York City, The Rav,[1] as he was known, ordained close to 2,000 rabbis over the course of almost half a century. Rabbinic literature sometimes refers to him as הגרי"ד, short for "The great Rabbi Yosef Dov".
He is regarded as a seminal figure by Modern Orthodox Judaism and served as a guide and role-model for tens of thousands of Jews, both as a Talmudic scholar and as a religious leader.