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| birth_date = {{birth year|1888}} |
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| birth_place = Timkovitz |
| birth_place = [[Timkovitz]], Belarus |
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| death_date = {{death year and age|1966|1888}}<ref>The main YU/RIETS archive incorrectly says 1967; see TALK page</ref> |
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| death_date = 1967 |
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| death_place = [[New York]] |
| death_place = [[New York City]] |
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| occupation = Rosh Yeshiva |
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| spouse = Rochel |
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| children = Rabbi Israel Poleyeff<br />Chaim Paley (Hymie)<br />Abraham Paleyeff<br />Sarah Goldstein<br />Rosalind Rosenbaum<ref name=SisBit>{{cite web |
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'''Moshe Aharon Poleyeff''' (1888 |
'''Moshe Aharon Poleyeff''' (1888 – 1966) was an American rabbi, teaching at [[Yeshiva University]] (YU) in New York where he was a Rosh Yeshiva for over 45 years,<ref name=Yar30HSchachter>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Jewish Press]] |
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|title=Rav Hershel Schachter Featured Speaker at 30th Yartzeit of HaGaon Rav Moshe Aharon Poleyeff zt"l: To be held at Cong. Ahavath Achim, Brooklyn, Wed. 2 Kislev (Nov. 13) |date=November 1, 1996 |page=87}}</ref> training generations of rabbis, including [[Mordechai Gifter]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Poleyeff was born in 1888, in Timkovitz, near Slutsk, {{cvt|98|km}} south of [[Minsk, Belarus]]<ref name=YUarc>{{cite web |
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|url=https://www.yu.edu/riets/about/mission-history/historic-roshei/moshe-aaron-poleyeff |
|url=https://www.yu.edu/riets/about/mission-history/historic-roshei/moshe-aaron-poleyeff |
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|title=HaRav HaGaon R. Moshe Aharon Poleyeff ZT"L, 1888-1967 |website=YU.edu}}</ref> |
|title=HaRav HaGaon R. Moshe Aharon Poleyeff ZT"L, 1888-1967 |website=YU.edu}}</ref><ref>see TALK page re "1967" (vs. 1966, the documented date. The Hesped was Dec. 5, 1966; passing was Nov. 15, 1966.</ref> (White Russia).<ref name=Yar30HSchachter/> |
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He was a student of Rabbi [[Isser Zalman Meltzer]], |
He was a student of Rabbi [[Isser Zalman Meltzer]], by whom he was [[Semikhah|ordained]] in 1910;<ref name=YUarc/> married 1912.<ref name=Yar30HSchachter/> |
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Poleyeff arrived in the United States in 1920, and immediately began a teaching career at Yeshiva University in New York, where for about 46 years he was |
Poleyeff arrived in the United States in 1920, and immediately began a teaching career at Yeshiva University in New York, where for about 46 years he was a YU/[[Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary|RIETS]] [[Rosh Yeshiva|Roshei Yeshiva]]<ref name=Rak>{{cite book |title=From Washington Avenue to Washington Street |isbn=9789652299857 |
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|author=Rabbi [[Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff]] |date=2011}}</ref> and had thousands of students.<ref name=YUarc/> His "''Thursday Shiur''" teaching methodology incorporated a student-presented topic, followed by discussion; he helped the student prepare the prior week or two.<ref name=Yar30HSchachter/> |
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|url=https://www.amazon.com/Washington-Avenue-Street/dp/9652295655 |
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|author=Rabbi [[Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff]] |date=2011}}</ref> His [[Talmid|Talmidim]] numbered in the thousands.<ref name=YUarc/> |
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Poleyeff died 2 Kislev 5727 (November 1966). |
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He also served as a synagogue rabbi in the Bronx. |
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Rav Poleyeff passed away 2 Kislev; on his 25th [[Yartzeit]], a former student with whom he had ongoing correspondence,<ref name=MGifter>{{cite web |
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|title=Rabbi Yitzchak Rosenbaum |url=http://www.rabbis.org/news/article.cfm?id=105527 |
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|date=Oct 13, 2010}}</ref> Rabbi Mordechai Gifter, spoke in the NYC shul of son Rabbi Yisroel Poleyeff. |
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For the 50th Yartzeit, YU/RIETS made a special gathering.<ref>Dec.1,'16 by day was 1 Kislev. {{cite web |
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|title=Tonight, 50th Yartzeit, Rav Moshe Aharon Poleyeff ZT"L |date=December 1, 2016 |
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|url=https://twitter.com/YeshivaLink/status/804505706112122880}}</ref><ref>son Rabbi Yisroel Poleyeff was then no-longer alive.</ref> |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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* Machaneh Yisroel<ref>Published 1930 in Warsaw, Poland, despite already living in the USA since 1920. {{cite web |url=https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/warsaw-1930-moshe-aaron-poleyeff-1901850208 |
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|title=Warsaw 1930, Machaneh Yisroel, Moshe Aaron Poleyeff, Vintage Yeshiva University Judaica}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |
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|title=Sefer MaChaNeh Yisroel, Volume 2 |
|title=Sefer MaChaNeh Yisroel, Volume 2 |
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|url=https://books.google.com/books |
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dHwhMQAACAAJ|last1 = Poleyeff|first1 = Moses Aaron}}</ref> |
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* Be'er Avraham<ref>{{cite book |
* Be'er Avraham<ref>{{cite book |
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|title=Be'er Avraham |
|title=Be'er Avraham |
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|url=https://books.google.com/books |
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v01UswEACAAJ |date=1939|last1 = Poleyeff|first1 = Moses Aaron}}</ref> |
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|title= Sefer Or ha-shemesh. Kovets Hadoshim u-ve'urim ba-Sugiyot ha-Shas, Rambam u-Poskim |
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|url=https://www.hollanderbooks.com/pages/books/46076/moses-aaron-poleyeff/sefer-or-ha-shemesh-kovets-hadoshim-u-veurim-ba-sugiyot-ha-shas-rambam-u-poskim |date=1959}}</ref> |
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|title=orach mishor |website=AbeBooks.com |
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|url=https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/orach-mishor}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |
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|title=Orach mishor |author=Moses A. Poleyeff |
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|url=https://archive.org/details/ilgioderinacant00muotgoog |
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|date=1949}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* ''From Washington Avenue to Washington Street'', by Aaron Rakefet-Rothkoff. Gefen Publishing House, 2011 ({{ISBN|9652299855}} and 9789652299857). |
* ''From Washington Avenue to Washington Street'', by Aaron Rakefet-Rothkoff. Gefen Publishing House, 2011 ({{ISBN|9652299855}} and 9789652299857). |
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* ''Rebbi: The Memoirs of Rabbi Moshe Aharon Poleyeff'' (1995) {{cite book |
* ''Rebbi: The Memoirs of Rabbi Moshe Aharon Poleyeff'' (1995) {{cite book |
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|title=Rebbi: The Memoirs of Rabbi Moshe Aharon Poleyeff |
|title=Rebbi: The Memoirs of Rabbi Moshe Aharon Poleyeff |
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|url=https://books.google.com/books |
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MvpGGwAACAAJ|last1 = Poleyeff|first1 = Moses Aaron|year = 1995}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [https://www.yu.edu/riets/about/mission-history/historic-roshei/moshe-aaron-poleyeff YU archive article] |
* [https://www.yu.edu/riets/about/mission-history/historic-roshei/moshe-aaron-poleyeff YU archive article] |
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Latest revision as of 03:42, 12 July 2023
Moshe Aharon Poleyeff | |
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Born | 1888 Timkovitz, Belarus |
Died | 1966 (aged 77–78)[1] |
Occupation | Rosh Yeshiva |
Spouse | Rochel |
Children | Rabbi Israel Poleyeff Chaim Paley (Hymie) Abraham Paleyeff Sarah Goldstein Rosalind Rosenbaum[2] |
Moshe Aharon Poleyeff (1888 – 1966) was an American rabbi, teaching at Yeshiva University (YU) in New York where he was a Rosh Yeshiva for over 45 years,[3] training generations of rabbis, including Mordechai Gifter.
Biography
[edit]Poleyeff was born in 1888, in Timkovitz, near Slutsk, 98 km (61 mi) south of Minsk, Belarus[4][5] (White Russia).[3]
He was a student of Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, by whom he was ordained in 1910;[4] married 1912.[3]
Poleyeff arrived in the United States in 1920, and immediately began a teaching career at Yeshiva University in New York, where for about 46 years he was a YU/RIETS Roshei Yeshiva[6] and had thousands of students.[4] His "Thursday Shiur" teaching methodology incorporated a student-presented topic, followed by discussion; he helped the student prepare the prior week or two.[3]
Poleyeff died 2 Kislev 5727 (November 1966).
Works
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The main YU/RIETS archive incorrectly says 1967; see TALK page
- ^ "Sara Feidelson Goldstein, 94". Legacy.com.
- ^ a b c d "Rav Hershel Schachter Featured Speaker at 30th Yartzeit of HaGaon Rav Moshe Aharon Poleyeff zt"l: To be held at Cong. Ahavath Achim, Brooklyn, Wed. 2 Kislev (Nov. 13)". The Jewish Press. November 1, 1996. p. 87.
- ^ a b c "HaRav HaGaon R. Moshe Aharon Poleyeff ZT"L, 1888-1967". YU.edu.
- ^ see TALK page re "1967" (vs. 1966, the documented date. The Hesped was Dec. 5, 1966; passing was Nov. 15, 1966.
- ^ Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff (2011). From Washington Avenue to Washington Street. ISBN 9789652299857.
- ^ Published 1930 in Warsaw, Poland, despite already living in the USA since 1920. "Warsaw 1930, Machaneh Yisroel, Moshe Aaron Poleyeff, Vintage Yeshiva University Judaica".
- ^ Poleyeff, Moses Aaron. Sefer MaChaNeh Yisroel, Volume 2.
- ^ Poleyeff, Moses Aaron (1939). Be'er Avraham.
- ^ Sefer Or ha-shemesh. Kovets Hadoshim u-ve'urim ba-Sugiyot ha-Shas, Rambam u-Poskim. 1959.
- ^ (also reprinted posthumously)
- ^ "orach mishor". AbeBooks.com.
- ^ Moses A. Poleyeff (1949). Orach mishor.
- From Washington Avenue to Washington Street, by Aaron Rakefet-Rothkoff. Gefen Publishing House, 2011 (ISBN 9652299855 and 9789652299857).
- Rebbi: The Memoirs of Rabbi Moshe Aharon Poleyeff (1995) Poleyeff, Moses Aaron (1995). Rebbi: The Memoirs of Rabbi Moshe Aharon Poleyeff.
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