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Moshe Aharon Poleyeff was born in 1888, in Timkovitz, near Slutsk, 98 km south of [[Minsk]], [[Belarus]] |
Moshe Aharon Poleyeff was born in 1888, in Timkovitz, near Slutsk, 98 km south of [[Minsk]], [[Belarus]]<ref name=YUarc>{{cite web |
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|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> |
|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]], from whom he received his [[Semikhah|smicha]] in 1910.<ref name=YUarc/> |
He was a student of Rabbi [[Isser Zalman Meltzer]], from whom he received his [[Semikhah|smicha]] in 1910.<ref name=YUarc/> |
Revision as of 22:48, 10 September 2020
Moshe Aharon Poleyeff | |
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Born | 1888 Timkovitz |
Died | 1966[1] |
Occupation | Rosh Yeshiva |
Spouse | Rochel |
Children | Rabbi Israel Poleyeff Chaim Paley (Hymie) Abraham Paleyeff Sarah Goldstein Rosalind Rosenbaum[2] |
Moshe Aharon Poleyeff (1888 in Belarus - 1966 in New York) was an American rabbi, teaching at Yeshiva University in New York over 45 years,[3] training generations of rabbis, including Rav Mordechai Gifter.
Biography
Moshe Aharon Poleyeff was born in 1888, in Timkovitz, near Slutsk, 98 km south of Minsk, Belarus[4][5] (White Russia).[3]
He was a student of Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, from whom he received his smicha in 1910.[4]
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 one of the most revered YU/RIETS Roshei Yeshiva.[6] His Talmidim numbered in the thousands.[4]
He also served as a synagogue rabbi in the Bronx.
Rav Poleyeff died 2 Kislev 5727 (1966); on his 25th Yartzeit, a former student with whom he had ongoing correspondence,[7] Rabbi Mordechai Gifter, spoke in the NYC shul of son Rabbi Yisroel Poleyeff. For the 50th Yartzeit, YU/RIETS made a special gathering.[8][9]
Works
References
- ^ The main YU/RIETS archive incorrectly says 1967; see TALK page
- ^ "Sara Feidelson Goldstein, 94".
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Rabbi Yitzchak Rosenbaum". October 13, 2010.
- ^ Dec.1,'16 by day was 1 Kislev. "Tonight, 50th Yartzeit, Rav Moshe Aharon Poleyeff ZT"L". December 1, 2016.
- ^ son Rabbi Yisroel Poleyeff was then no-longer alive.
- ^ Published 1930 in Warsaw, Poland, despite already living in the USA since 1920. "Warsaw 1930, Machaneh Yisroel, Moshe Aaron Poleyeff, Vintage Yeshiva University Judaica".
- ^ Sefer MaChaNeh Yisroel, Volume 2.
- ^ Be'er Avraham. 1939.
- ^ 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) Rebbi: The Memoirs of Rabbi Moshe Aharon Poleyeff.