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'''Ahron Dovid Burack''' (also known as Aaron David or Ahron David, אהרן דוד בוראק) (1892–October 1960) was a Lithuanian-American [[rabbi]] and [[rosh yeshivah]]. |
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'''Ahron Dovid Burack''' (also known as Aaron David or Ahron David, אהרן דוד בוראק) was born in Popelan (now [[Papile]]) in [[Kovno Governorate]], [[Lithuania]], in 1892<ref name="adb_yubio">"YU Torah Online: Our Speakers: Rabbi Ahron Dovid Burack", http://www.yutorah.org/speakers/speaker.cfm?teacherId=80035, accessed 12 October 2008.</ref> or 1893<ref name="shermanbook">Sherman, Moshe D., ''Orthodox Judaism in America'', Westport, Connecticut:Greenwood Press, 1996, pp.41-43. http://books.google.com/books?id=cgMCSrDxKGAC&pg=PA41&dq=burack&sig=ACfU3U2WBiPVbdqyqNVsVVP-Wc14hYAc8A#PPA42,M1 , accessed 12 October 2008.</ref> to Rabbi Chaim Natan Burack and Basse Gittel Gibberman. He studied at several [[yeshivot]] in Europe before immigrating to the U.S. in 1914.<ref name="adb_nytimes_obit">"Dr. Aaron D. Burack, 68, Dies; Professor at Yeshiva University", ''New York Times'', 8 October 1960.</ref> In 1917, the [[Orthodox Jewish]] synagogue Ohel Moshe Chevra Tehilim in New York granted him a lifetime contract to serve as rabbi of the congregation.<ref name="shermanbook"/> Rabbi Burack became Rosh Yeshiva at the [[Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary]] in 1919.<ref name="adb_yubio"/> Rabbi Burack was the author of פרחי אהרון ''Pirchei Aharon'' (''Flowers of Aaron''), two volumes of "[[homiletics]] and [[halacha]]".<ref name="pircheiaharon">Burack, Aaron David, ''Pirchei Aharon'', New York:Ch'M'O'L, 1954. http://books.google.com/books?id=eLQrAAAAIAAJ&q=ahron+dovid+burack&dq=ahron+dovid+burack&pgis=1 , accessed 12 October 2008.</ref> He died on October 7, 1960, during the [[Sukkot]] holiday,<ref name="adb_nytimes_obit"/> and was buried in Jerusalem. In 1960, a high school in Israel was named Pirchei Aharon, after a two volume work written by Burack.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/133203#.T6qmLevkDZc |title=Jihadist Hackers Hit Bnei Akiva Yeshiva |first=Nissan |last=Ratzlav-Katz |date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
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Ahron Dovid Burack was born in Popelan (now [[Papile]]) in [[Kovno Governorate]], [[Lithuania]], in 1892<ref name="yubio">"YU Torah Online: Our Speakers: Rabbi Ahron Dovid Burack", http://www.yutorah.org/speakers/speaker.cfm?teacherId=80035, accessed 12 October 2008.</ref> or 1893<ref name="shermanbook">Sherman, Moshe D., ''Orthodox Judaism in America'', Westport, Connecticut:Greenwood Press, 1996, pp.41-43. http://books.google.com/books?id=cgMCSrDxKGAC&pg=PA41&dq=burack&sig=ACfU3U2WBiPVbdqyqNVsVVP-Wc14hYAc8A#PPA42,M1 , accessed 12 October 2008.</ref> to Rabbi Chaim Natan Burack and Basse Gittel Gibberman. As a young man in Lithuania, he studied at the [[Telshe Yeshiva]] near [[Telsiai]] and the Slobodka Yeshiva (see [[Yeshivas Knesses Yisrael (Slabodka)]]) near [[Kaunas]].<ref name="yubio" /><ref name="nytimes_obit">"Dr. Aaron D. Burack, 68, Dies; Professor at Yeshiva University", ''New York Times'', 8 October 1960.</ref> |
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==Rabbinical and Rosh Yeshiva Positions in New York== |
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Rabbi Burack immigrated with his family to the United States in 1914.<ref name="nytimes_obit"/> Following his arrival, Ahron Dovid Burack became rabbi of Beit Hamedrish Etz Chaim Anshei Volozhin in New York City. In 1917, the [[Orthodox Jewish]] synagogue Ohel Moshe Chevra Tehilim in [[Brooklyn]], New York, granted Burack a lifetime contract to serve as rabbi of the congregation.<ref name="shermanbook"/> |
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Rabbi Burack was a professor of [[Talmud]] at [[Yeshiva University]], and was appointed Rosh Yeshiva at the [[Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary]] in 1919. He continued to serve until his death in 1960.<ref name="yubio"/> |
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He was the author of פרחי אהרון ''Pirchei Aharon'' (''Flowers of Aaron''), two volumes of "[[homiletics]] and [[halacha]]" published in 1954.<ref name="pircheiaharon">Burack, Aaron David, ''Pirchei Aharon'', New York:Ch'M'O'L, 1954. http://books.google.com/books?id=eLQrAAAAIAAJ&q=ahron+dovid+burack&dq=ahron+dovid+burack&pgis=1 , accessed 12 October 2008.</ref> |
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==Yeshivat Pirchei Aharon== |
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Burack died in New York on October 7, 1960, during the [[Sukkot]] holiday,<ref name="nytimes_obit"/> and was later buried in the [[Sanhedria Cemetery]] in Jerusalem.<ref name="jta_burial">"Remains of Rabbi Burack, Leader of U.S. Orthodox Jewry, Buried in Israel", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 15 March 1962. Available online at http://www.jta.org/1962/03/15/archive/remains-of-rabbi-burack-leader-of-u-s-orthodox-jewry-buried-in-israel , accessed 06 December 2015.</ref> Following his death in 1960, a secondary school in Kiryat Shmuel, [[Haifa]], Israel, was named Yeshivat Pirchei Aharon in tribute to Rabbi Ahron Dovid Burack's memory and his work.<ref name="yba_50">"YBA Pirchei Aharon celebrates 50th anniversary", AFYBA E-Newsletter 3(1), September 2010. Available online at http://www.afyba.org/newsletter/2010/september/ , accessed 06 December 2015.</ref> The school, which provides both secular and Torah education, is affiliated with the [[Bnei Akiva]] movement. Notable alumni of Yeshivat Pirchei Aharon include Israel's former Ashkenazi [[Chief Rabbi]] [[Yona Metzger]] and past mayors of the cities of Jerusalem ([[Uri Lupolianski]]) and [[Akko]] (Acre) (Shimon Lankry).<ref name="yba_50" /> |
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* [http://libfindaids.yu.edu:8082/xtf/view?docId=ead/aarondavidburack/aarondavidburack.xml;query=;brand=default Guide to the Aaron David Burack Papers, Yeshiva University Archives] |
* [http://libfindaids.yu.edu:8082/xtf/view?docId=ead/aarondavidburack/aarondavidburack.xml;query=;brand=default Guide to the Aaron David Burack Papers, Yeshiva University Archives] |
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* [http://www.yutorah.org/Rabbi_Ahron_Dovid_Burack Archive of Rabbi Aharon Dovid Burack's Shiurim (Lessons), YUTorah Online] |
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Revision as of 00:34, 7 December 2015
Ahron Dovid Burack (also known as Aaron David or Ahron David, אהרן דוד בוראק) (1892–October 1960) was a Lithuanian-American rabbi and rosh yeshivah.
Early life and education
Ahron Dovid Burack was born in Popelan (now Papile) in Kovno Governorate, Lithuania, in 1892[1] or 1893[2] to Rabbi Chaim Natan Burack and Basse Gittel Gibberman. As a young man in Lithuania, he studied at the Telshe Yeshiva near Telsiai and the Slobodka Yeshiva (see Yeshivas Knesses Yisrael (Slabodka)) near Kaunas.[1][3]
Rabbinical and Rosh Yeshiva Positions in New York
Rabbi Burack immigrated with his family to the United States in 1914.[3] Following his arrival, Ahron Dovid Burack became rabbi of Beit Hamedrish Etz Chaim Anshei Volozhin in New York City. In 1917, the Orthodox Jewish synagogue Ohel Moshe Chevra Tehilim in Brooklyn, New York, granted Burack a lifetime contract to serve as rabbi of the congregation.[2]
Rabbi Burack was a professor of Talmud at Yeshiva University, and was appointed Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary in 1919. He continued to serve until his death in 1960.[1]
He was the author of פרחי אהרון Pirchei Aharon (Flowers of Aaron), two volumes of "homiletics and halacha" published in 1954.[4]
Yeshivat Pirchei Aharon
Burack died in New York on October 7, 1960, during the Sukkot holiday,[3] and was later buried in the Sanhedria Cemetery in Jerusalem.[5] Following his death in 1960, a secondary school in Kiryat Shmuel, Haifa, Israel, was named Yeshivat Pirchei Aharon in tribute to Rabbi Ahron Dovid Burack's memory and his work.[6] The school, which provides both secular and Torah education, is affiliated with the Bnei Akiva movement. Notable alumni of Yeshivat Pirchei Aharon include Israel's former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger and past mayors of the cities of Jerusalem (Uri Lupolianski) and Akko (Acre) (Shimon Lankry).[6]
References
- ^ a b c "YU Torah Online: Our Speakers: Rabbi Ahron Dovid Burack", http://www.yutorah.org/speakers/speaker.cfm?teacherId=80035, accessed 12 October 2008.
- ^ a b Sherman, Moshe D., Orthodox Judaism in America, Westport, Connecticut:Greenwood Press, 1996, pp.41-43. http://books.google.com/books?id=cgMCSrDxKGAC&pg=PA41&dq=burack&sig=ACfU3U2WBiPVbdqyqNVsVVP-Wc14hYAc8A#PPA42,M1 , accessed 12 October 2008.
- ^ a b c "Dr. Aaron D. Burack, 68, Dies; Professor at Yeshiva University", New York Times, 8 October 1960.
- ^ Burack, Aaron David, Pirchei Aharon, New York:Ch'M'O'L, 1954. http://books.google.com/books?id=eLQrAAAAIAAJ&q=ahron+dovid+burack&dq=ahron+dovid+burack&pgis=1 , accessed 12 October 2008.
- ^ "Remains of Rabbi Burack, Leader of U.S. Orthodox Jewry, Buried in Israel", Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 15 March 1962. Available online at http://www.jta.org/1962/03/15/archive/remains-of-rabbi-burack-leader-of-u-s-orthodox-jewry-buried-in-israel , accessed 06 December 2015.
- ^ a b "YBA Pirchei Aharon celebrates 50th anniversary", AFYBA E-Newsletter 3(1), September 2010. Available online at http://www.afyba.org/newsletter/2010/september/ , accessed 06 December 2015.
External links
- Guide to the Aaron David Burack Papers, Yeshiva University Archives
- Archive of Rabbi Aharon Dovid Burack's Shiurim (Lessons), YUTorah Online
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