Yitzhak Arieli ( he, יצחק אריאלי; born 1896, died 5 April 1974) was a leading Israeli rabbi.
Biography
Arieli was born in 1896 in the
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of
Jerusalem, which was then part of the
Ottoman Empire, and studied at
Torat Hayim and
Etz Chaim yeshivot in Jerusalem.
He was one of the founders of
Kiryat Shmuel and
Neve Sha'anan neighborhoods in central Jerusalem. He was also the spiritual leader of the
Knesset Yisrael
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neighborhood, where he resided.
Arieli developed a close relationship with
Rav Kook
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following the latter's arrival in Jerusalem in 1921, and became one of his leading students.
Arieli was appointed as
posek of
Bikur Holim Hospital and served as the
mashgiach ruchani of Jerusalem's
Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva.
His grandson
Asher Arieli is a senior lecturer at
Yeshivas Mir. His granddaughter
Yael Willner is a judge on the
Supreme Court of Israel
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.
Awards and honours
* In 1966, Rabbi Arieli was awarded the
Israel Prize
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History
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, in Rabbinical literature.
* There is a street named after Rabbi Arieli in
Beitar Illit
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, and in the
Nachlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem there is a street name after the title of one of his books "''Anayim Lemishpat''".
Published works
* ''Anayim Lemishpat''
* ''Shirat Hage'ulah'' - on the
Passover Hagadah
* ''Midrash Arieli''
See also
*
List of Israel Prize recipients
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List
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References
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Religious Zionist Orthodox rabbis
1896 births
1974 deaths
Israeli Jews
Rabbis in Jerusalem
Israel Prize Rabbi recipients
Israel Prize in Rabbinical literature recipients
Jews from Mandatory Palestine
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Burials at Har HaMenuchot