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Joseph Lewinstein
Josef "Josek" Lewinsten (Lewinsztejn) was a Jewish rabbi and religious author born on July 11, 1842, at Lublin under the Russian Partition of Poland. He was a member of the family of rabbis and Talmudists which includes the author of ''Jacob Joshua Falk, Penei Yehoshua'' and the ''Lebushim''. Josek was the son of Rabbi Abram Abuś Lewinszteyn and Chana Lewensztein (Himmelfarb). In 1860, at the age of twenty, he became the rabbi of Karol in the governorate of Plotzk (Płock). In 1868, he became the rabbi of Zaklikov in the governorate of Lublin and then in 1875 he was rabbi of Serock in the governorate of Łomża. He died in 1924 in Serock, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. Works *''Birkat Abraham'': About the Talmudic tractates of ''Pesahim'', ''Bezah'', and ''Hagigah''. *''Pene Abraham'': Commentary on Book of Genesis, Genesis *A commentary on the Haggadah of Passover *''Dor Dor we-Dorshaw'': A collection of 6,600 names of the greats of Israel of all generations, with the dates of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbi Josef Lewinsten
A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of the rabbi developed in the Pharisees, Pharisaic (167 BCE–73 CE) and Talmudic (70–640 CE) eras, when learned teachers assembled to codify Judaism's written and oral laws. The title "rabbi" was first used in the first century CE. In more recent centuries, the duties of a rabbi became increasingly influenced by the duties of the Clergy, Protestant Christian minister, hence the title "pulpit rabbis", and in 19th-century Germany and the United States rabbinic activities including sermons, pastoral counseling, and representing the community to the outside, all increased in importance. Within the various Jewish denominations, there are different requirements for rabbinic ordination, and differences in opinion regarding who is recognized as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
