Moshe Soloveichik (1879 in

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– January 31, 1941) was an

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. He was the eldest son of renowned Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik and grandson of the

Beis HaLevi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik (born 1820 in Nesvizh, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire; died May 1, 1892 in Brest-Litovsk, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire) was the author of Beis Halevi, by which name he is better known among Talmudic scholars. He w ...

. He married Pesya Feinstein, daughter of the renowned Rabbi of Pruzany, Rabbi

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, and first cousins with Rabbi

Moshe Feinstein Moshe Feinstein ( he, משה פײַנשטיין; Lithuanian pronunciation: ''Moshe Faynshteyn''; en, Moses Feinstein; March 3, 1895 – March 23, 1986) was an American Orthodox rabbi, scholar, and ''posek'' (authority on ''halakha''—J ...

. At the age of 31, he was appointed rabbi of the town of

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, a position he held for three years. He also was the dean of a yeshiva in the town that Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel of Slabodka was instrumental in founding. In 1913, he took the position of rabbi of

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. After

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, he went to

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in 1920, and served as the director of Talmud studies at Tachkemoni Rabbinical Seminary in Warsaw. From there he immigrated to New York in 1929, answering the call of Rabbi Dr.

Bernard Revel Bernard (Dov) Revel ( he, ברנרד רבל; September 17, 1885 – December 2, 1940) was an Orthodox rabbi and scholar. He served as the first President of Yeshiva College from 1915 until his death in 1940. The Bernard Revel Graduate School of ...

to join the faculty as a

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at the

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. While Soloveichik was in New York City, his eldest son, Rabbi Yosef Dov was working on his PhD in philosophy at the

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, which he completed in 1931. The following year, Yosef Dov (often referred to by his students as "The Rav" or Rav Yoshe Ber) moved to

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and became head of the Orthodox Jewish community there. When Soloveichik died in 1941 at the age of 62, Yosef Dov was asked to fill his father's place. His funeral at RIETS was attended by more than 4,000 mourners and he was eulogized by Rabbi Moshe Rosen on behalf of the

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as well as his cousin

and other important rabbinic leaders. Soloveichik's two younger sons were Rabbi Ahron Soloveichik (1917–2001), who also taught at

RIETS Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS ) is the rabbinical seminary of Yeshiva University (YU). It is located along Amsterdam Avenue in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Named after Yitzchak Elchanan ...

, and Dr.

Samuel Soloveichik Dr. Samuel (Shmuel Yaakov) Soloveichik (1909 – February 25, 1967) was an Orthodox Jewish chemist and talmudist. Early life Born in Pruzhany, Samuel Soloveichik was the second son of Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik. He was the brother of rabbis Jose ...

(1909–1967) who taught

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at Yeshiva College. He also had two daughters: Shulamit Soloveitchik Meiselman (1912–2009), and Dr. Anne Soloveitchik Gerber (1913-2011).

Students

In Europe

*Rabbi

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*Rabbi

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In America

*Rabbi Jacob B. Agus *Rabbi Abraham Avrutick *Rabbi

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*Rabbi Sam Genauer *Rabbi

Mordechai Gifter Mordechai Gifter (October 15, 1915 - January 18, 2001) was an American Haredi rabbi. He was the rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland, and among the foremost religious leaders of Orthodox Jewry in the late 20th century. Gifter st ...

*Rabb Bernard Lander *Rabbi Mordechai Kirshblum *Rabbi Sydney Kleiman *Rabbi Dr. Moses Mescheloff *Rabbi

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*Rabbi

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*Rabbi

Emanuel Rackman Rabbi (Menachem) Emanuel Rackman ( he, מנחם עמנואל רקמן ''Menachem 'immanuel Raqman''; June 24, 1910 in Albany – December 1, 2008) was an American Modern Orthodox Rabbi, president of the RCA, vice-president of Yeshiva University. P ...

*Rabbi

Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg ( he, חיים פנחס שיינברג;‎ 1 October 1910 – 20 March 2012) was a Polish-born, American-raised, Israeli Haredi rabbi and rosh yeshiva who, from 1965, made his home in the Kiryat Mattersdorf neighborho ...

*Rabbi

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*Rabbi Yehuda Davis *Rabbi Melech Schachter

*Rabbi

Nosson Meir Wachtfogel Nosson Meir Wachtfogel ( he, נתן מאיר וכטפוגל) (18 February 1910 in Kuliai, Lithuania – 21 November 1998 in Lakewood, New Jersey, USA), known as the Lakewood Mashgiach, was an Orthodox rabbi and long-time ''mashgiach ruchan ...

*Rabbi A. Joseph Weiss *Rabbi Louis (Eliezer) Werfel *Rabbi

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Publications

HaPardes, No. 14 Vol. 2 1940 May: לכבוד חג הסמיכה (Address To Rabbinic Graduates)

HaNe'eman, Vol. 28 No. 53 Elul 5739 (1939): בדין רודף והבא במחתרת

External links and references

geocities

* "The Rav: The World of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik" By Rabbi Dr.

Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff (born December 2, 1937) is Professor of Rabbinic Literature at Yeshiva University's Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Institute in Jerusalem. He is a noted scholar, author and teacher who has taught thousands of students throu ...

( & ) *https://mishpacha.com/a-shtikel-brisk-on-the-hudson/

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Students

In Europe

In America

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See also

Publications

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