Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Rabbi, Author
1903 – 1993
Who was Joseph B. Soloveitchik?
Joseph Ber Soloveitchik was an American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist and modern Jewish philosopher. He was a descendant of the Lithuanian Jewish Soloveitchik rabbinic dynasty.
As a Rosh Yeshiva of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva University in New York City, The Rav, as he came to be known, ordained close to 2,000 rabbis over the course of almost half a century.
He served as an advisor, guide, mentor, and role-model for tens of thousands of Jews, both as a Talmudic scholar and as a religious leader. He is regarded as a seminal figure by Modern Orthodox Judaism.
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- Born
- Feb 27, 1903
Pruzhany - Also known as
- Joseph Soloveitchik
- Parents
- Siblings
- Children
- Religion
- Judaism
- Modern Orthodox Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Poles
- Profession
- Education
- Humboldt University of Berlin
- Died
- Apr 9, 1993
Boston
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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