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{{Short description|Russian-born American Haredi rabbi, educator, and Talmudic scholar (1924–2009)}}
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Rabbi '''Elya Svei''' (March 19, 1924 (''[[Taanis Esther]] 5684'') – March 26, 2009 (''[[Rosh Chodesh]] [[Nisan]] 5769'')) was the [[Rosh Yeshiva]] of the [[Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia]] together with [[Rabbi]] [[Shmuel Kamenetsky]], and was internationally known for his incisive, brilliant and clear ''shiurim'' (lectures), and his ability to offer sage advice to thousands of Jews worldwide. Rav Svei was born in [[Vilijampolė|Slabodka]], passed away in Philadelphia, and was buried in Jerusalem.


'''Elya Svei''' (March 19, 1924 (''[[Taanis Esther]] 5684'') – March 26, 2009 (''[[Rosh Chodesh]] [[Nisan]] 5769'')) was an American [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]] Jewish [[rabbi]] and co-''[[rosh yeshiva]]'' (with [[Shmuel Kamenetsky]]) of the [[Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jewish Youths Try Trading Rabbi Cards |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-elya-svei-1924-2009/135529799/ |work=The Miami Herald |date=April 29, 1989 |location=Miami, FL |page=2 |access-date=November 21, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was born in [[Kaunas]] and died in [[Philadelphia]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
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Rav Svei was a primary student of Rabbi [[Aharon Kotler]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rabbi Elya Svei Passes Away |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/162786 |agency=IsraelNationalNews.com |date=26 March 2009 |accessdate=27 March 2009}}</ref> Until his illness in the period before his death, he was regarded as one of the leaders of [[Charedi]] Jewry, and was a member of the [[Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah]] and chairman of the Rabbinic Administrative Board of [[Torah Umesorah]], until he resigned from both in June 2002, reportedly due to an ideological dispute with his colleagues.<ref name="forward">{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5087/is_200206/ai_n25217186/?tag=content;col1|title=Orthodox Sage Surprises Top Council by Resigning: Move Caps Rabbi Elya Svei's Controversial Career at Agudath Israel|last=Cattan|first=Nacha |date=06-07-2002|publisher=Forward|accessdate=2009-11-02}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


== Biography ==
Rabbi Svei's father was a member of the [[Kovno Kollel]] in [[Vilijampolė|Slabodka]] and spent his early years there.
Elya Svei was born in [[Kaunas]], Lithuania, where his father Shmuel Leib Svei was a rabbi. When he was nine years old, he moved to the United States to join his father, who was fundraising there.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Sholom Friedmann|date=January 24, 2018|title=Our Journey|magazine=[[Ami Magazine]]|issue=352|pages=100–101}}</ref> In the United States he attended [[Yeshiva Torah Vodaas|Yeshiva Torah Vodaath]], graduating its Hebrew Parochial High School division in 1941.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Eller|first=Norman|url=https://www.torahvodaath.org/wp-content/themes/torahvdaath/assets/images/1941-scroll.pdf|title=The Scroll|publisher=Yeshiva Torah Vodaath Hebrew Parochial High School|year=1941|location=Torah Vodaath Archives|pages=20 (p. 23 in PDF)}}</ref>


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Svei was a student of [[Aharon Kotler]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rabbi Elya Svei Passes Away |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/162786 |publisher=Arutz Sheva |date=March 26, 2009 |access-date=March 27, 2009}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah]] and chairman of the Rabbinic Administrative Board of [[Torah Umesorah]] until he resigned from both in June 2002, reportedly due to an ideological dispute with his colleagues.<ref name="forward">{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5087/is_200206/ai_n25217186/?tag=content;col1|title=Orthodox Sage Surprises Top Council by Resigning: Move Caps Rabbi Elya Svei's Controversial Career at Agudath Israel|last=Cattan|first=Nacha |date=July 6, 2002|publisher=Forward|access-date=November 2, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
Rabbi Svei was a son-in-law of Rabbi Avraham Kalmanovitz,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://matzav.com/naflah-ateres-rosheinu-maran-hagon-rav-elya-svei-ztl|title=NAFLAH ATERES ROSHEINU: Maran Hagaon Harav Elya Svei zt"l|date=March 26, 2009|publisher=Matzav.com|accessdate=2009-11-02}}</ref> the founder of the Brooklyn branch of the [[Mir yeshiva (Brooklyn)|Mir Yeshiva]], and was the brother-in-law of Rabbi [[Shmuel Berenbaum]].


His advice was sought after by the leading ''Roshei Yeshiva'' in America - including the deans of his own ''alma mater'' - [[Bais Medrash Govoha]] in Lakewood. He was the leading force behind the establishment of [[Sinai Academy]] in Brooklyn,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://matzav.com/sinai-academy-to-present-the-first-annual-rav-elya-svei-zt%E2%80%9Dl-memorial-award-at-dinner-tonight|title=Sinai Academy to Present the First Annual Rav Elya Svei zt"l Memorial Award|publisher=matzav.com|date=June 18, 2009|accessdate=November 5, 2009}}</ref> a middle school and high school catering to the children of primarily non-observant Russian Jewish immigrants.
Svei was a founder of [[Sinai Academy]] in Brooklyn,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://matzav.com/sinai-academy-to-present-the-first-annual-rav-elya-svei-zt%E2%80%9Dl-memorial-award-at-dinner-tonight|title=Sinai Academy to Present the First Annual Rav Elya Svei zt"l Memorial Award|publisher=matzav.com|date=June 18, 2009|access-date=November 5, 2009}}</ref> a middle school and high school catering to the children of primarily non-observant Russian Jewish immigrants.

Rav Elya is also known to be the Rebbe Muvhak of Hagoan Rav Shaye Portnoy , Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Medrash Letorah in Yerushalayim.

(Rabbi Portnoy formerly ran the American Program in Yeshivas [[Kol Torah]] and had a close relationship with Hagoan Rav [[Shlomo Zalman Auerbach]])


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==External Links==
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Latest revision as of 02:29, 8 January 2024

Elya Svei
Elya Svei (left) with Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman and Shmuel Kamenetsky in 1997
Personal
Born
Eliyahu Svei

March 19, 1924
Kaunas, Lithuania
DiedMarch 26, 2009(2009-03-26) (aged 85)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
ReligionJudaism
BuriedJerusalem

Elya Svei (March 19, 1924 (Taanis Esther 5684) – March 26, 2009 (Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5769)) was an American Haredi Jewish rabbi and co-rosh yeshiva (with Shmuel Kamenetsky) of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia.[1] He was born in Kaunas and died in Philadelphia.[citation needed]

Biography

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Elya Svei was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, where his father Shmuel Leib Svei was a rabbi. When he was nine years old, he moved to the United States to join his father, who was fundraising there.[2] In the United States he attended Yeshiva Torah Vodaath, graduating its Hebrew Parochial High School division in 1941.[3]

Svei was a student of Aharon Kotler.[4] He was a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah and chairman of the Rabbinic Administrative Board of Torah Umesorah until he resigned from both in June 2002, reportedly due to an ideological dispute with his colleagues.[5]

Svei was a founder of Sinai Academy in Brooklyn,[6] a middle school and high school catering to the children of primarily non-observant Russian Jewish immigrants.

References

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  1. ^ "Jewish Youths Try Trading Rabbi Cards". The Miami Herald. Miami, FL. April 29, 1989. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Sholom Friedmann (January 24, 2018). "Our Journey". Ami Magazine. No. 352. pp. 100–101.
  3. ^ Eller, Norman (1941). The Scroll (PDF). Torah Vodaath Archives: Yeshiva Torah Vodaath Hebrew Parochial High School. pp. 20 (p. 23 in PDF).
  4. ^ "Rabbi Elya Svei Passes Away". Arutz Sheva. March 26, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2009.
  5. ^ Cattan, Nacha (July 6, 2002). "Orthodox Sage Surprises Top Council by Resigning: Move Caps Rabbi Elya Svei's Controversial Career at Agudath Israel". Forward. Retrieved November 2, 2009. [dead link]
  6. ^ "Sinai Academy to Present the First Annual Rav Elya Svei zt"l Memorial Award". matzav.com. June 18, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
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