Shaul Yisraeli
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Rabbi | |
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Personal | |
Born | July 14, 1909 |
Died | June 17, 1995 | (aged 85)
Religion | Judaism |
Denomination | Hardal |
Buried | Sanhedria Cemetery, Jerusalem |
Rabbi Shaul Yisraeli (
Biography
Childhood
Shaul Yisraeli was born in the city of
As a youth, he learned in the Talmud Torah and Yeshiva Ketana under Rabbi Yehezkel Abramsky in Slutsk; this during the period when Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer was the Rosh Yeshiva. There he gained fame as a talmudic prodigy.[2]
Escape to Israel
In Communist Russia, Yisraeli studied in various "underground" yeshivot. In 1933, after his requests for an exit visa from Russia were repeatedly denied, he illegally crossed the frozen
Rabbinic career
Yisraeli became rabbi of the religious
In 1982, after the passing of Rabbi
From 1987, he served as head of the Eretz Hemdah Institute, a prestigious Jerusalem kollel (teachers college) that trains yeshiva students as rabbis, rabbinical court judges, and teachers.[1]
He died on June 16, 1995 (19 Sivan 5755)[2] and is buried in the Sanhedria Cemetery in Jerusalem.[4]
Views
Like Rabbi Eliezer Waldenberg, Yisraeli ruled that it is permitted to abort a fetus diagnosed as a Tay–Sachs disease carrier to prevent future suffering of the child and mental anguish of the family. Other rabbinical authorities, however, strongly objected to this ruling.[5]
Works
- Eretz Hemdah (1957) – "to clarify the halachaand its application to agricultural life"
- Perakim beMachshevet Yisrael (1952) – “an anthology of sources to clarify the main ideas of Jewish philosophy"
- Amud HaYemini (1966) – “halachic clarification regarding the State, responsa, and clarification of issues in several areas of the Torah”
- Havat Binyamin (1992) – rulings from his tenure on the rabbinical high court
- Mishpatei Shaul (1997) – rulings from his tenure on the rabbinical high court[3]
- Siach Shaul (2009) - teaching on the Torah and holidays.
- Shaarei Shaul - comments on the Talmud.
References
- ^ a b c "Rabbi-author Shaul Yisraeli, 86, dies in Israel after long illness". J, the Jewish news weekly of Northern California. June 23, 1995. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Yisraeli, Rabbi Shaul". OU.ORG. Orthodox Union. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ a b "MARAN HAGAON HARAV SHAUL ISRAELI ZT"L". EretzHemdah.org. Eretz Hemdah. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Keinon, Herb (19 June 1995). "National religious leader Rabbi Shaul Yisraeli buried". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2012. (subscription required)
- ^ Brody, Shlomo (10 August 2018). "ABORTION: PRO-LIFE OR PRO-CHOICE?". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 6 September 2018.