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* Rabbi Yeshayeh Rosenberger | * Rabbi Yeshayeh Rosenberger | ||
==Chief Rabbis ({{lang|he|גאב"ד}}) of the Edah HaCharedis== | |||
#1919-1932: Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld (1849-1932) | #1919-1932: Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld (1849-1932) | ||
#1932-1948: Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky (1st) of Dushinsky (1865-1949), also known as the ''Maharitz'' | #1932-1948: Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky (1st) of Dushinsky (1865-1949), also known as the ''Maharitz'' | ||
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#2002-present: Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss (formerly ''dayan'' of Machsike Hadass community, Antwerp, [[Belgium]]) | #2002-present: Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss (formerly ''dayan'' of Machsike Hadass community, Antwerp, [[Belgium]]) | ||
==Presidents ({{lang|he|נשיא}}) of the Edah HaCharedis== | |||
#until 1979: Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979) | #until 1979: Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979) | ||
#1979-2006: Grand Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum of Satmar (1914-2006) | #1979-2006: Grand Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum of Satmar (1914-2006) | ||
#2006-present: Rabbi Dovid Soloveitchik, rosh yeshiva of Brisk | #2006-present: Rabbi Dovid Soloveitchik, rosh yeshiva of Brisk | ||
==Other prominent rabbis affiliated with the Edah HaChareidis== | |||
*Rabbi Moshe Sacks | *Rabbi Moshe Sacks | ||
*Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter | *Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter | ||
==Past members of the Badatz== | |||
*Rabbi Pinchos Epstein | *Rabbi Pinchos Epstein | ||
*Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Fisher (1928-2003), author of ''Even Yisroel'' | *Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Fisher (1928-2003), author of ''Even Yisroel'' | ||
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==Non-rabbinical leadership== | ==Non-rabbinical leadership== | ||
*Gershon Stemmer, until his death 2007 lay leader of the Edah HaChareidis | *Gershon Stemmer, until his death 2007 lay leader of the Edah HaChareidis | ||
==Obituaries of past members== | |||
*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5DB1F3DF935A25755C0A96F948260 Obituary for Rabbi Yitzchak Yaakov Weiss of the Eidah Chareidis] | |||
*[http://chareidi.shemayisrael.com/archives5763/PKD63arfisher.htm Obituary for Rabbi Yisrael Yaakov Fisher of the Eidah HaChareidis] | |||
*[http://www.tzemachdovid.org/gedolim/ravfisher.html Obituary for Rabbi Yisrael Yaakov Fisher, with much information about the history of the Eidah Chareidis] | |||
*[http://chareidi.shemayisrael.com/archives5766/achrei/ACH66arhlbrstm.htm Obituary for Rabbi Moshe Halberstam of the Eidah Chareidis] | |||
Revision as of 05:12, 15 November 2007
Current leadership
The rabbbinical leadership of the Edah HaChareidis currently consists of:
- President (Nasi): Rabbi Dovid Soloveitchik (Brisker Rov)
- Chief Justice (Gavad): Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss
- Head of Rabbinical Court (Ravad): Rabbi Moishe Sternbuch
- Rabbi Yaakov Blau
- Rabbi Avrohom Yitzchok Ulman
- Rabbi Meir Brandsdorfer
- Rabbi Naftoli Hertzke Frankel
- Rabbi Yaakov Mendel Yuravitch
- Rabbi Yeshayeh Rosenberger
Chief Rabbis (גאב"ד) of the Edah HaCharedis
- 1919-1932: Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld (1849-1932)
- 1932-1948: Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky (1st) of Dushinsky (1865-1949), also known as the Maharitz
- 1947-1953: Rabbi Zelig Reuven Bengis (1864-1953)
- 1953-1979: Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979)
- 1979-1989: Rabbi Yitzchok Yaakov Weiss (1901-1989; author of Minchas Yitzchak, formerly of Manchester Beth Din, England)
- 1989-1996: Rabbi Moshe Aryeh Freund (1904-1996; author of Ateres Yehoshua (Chassidei Satmar)
- 1996-2002: Grand Rabbi Yisroel Moshe Dushinsky (1921-2003; son of Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky, listed above), also known as the Maharim
- 2002-present: Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss (formerly dayan of Machsike Hadass community, Antwerp, Belgium)
Presidents (נשיא) of the Edah HaCharedis
- until 1979: Grand Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979)
- 1979-2006: Grand Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum of Satmar (1914-2006)
- 2006-present: Rabbi Dovid Soloveitchik, rosh yeshiva of Brisk
Other prominent rabbis affiliated with the Edah HaChareidis
- Rabbi Moshe Sacks
- Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter
Past members of the Badatz
- Rabbi Pinchos Epstein
- Rabbi Yisroel Yaakov Fisher (1928-2003), author of Even Yisroel
- Rabbi Moshe Halberstam (1932-2006)
- Rabbi Chanoch Dov Padwa
- Rabbi Binyomin Rabinowitz, previous Rebbe of Mishkenos HoRoim
Non-rabbinical leadership
- Gershon Stemmer, until his death 2007 lay leader of the Edah HaChareidis