Shmuel Kamenetsky

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Rabbi
Shmuel Kamenetsky
Shmuel Kamenetsky in 2016
Personal
Born (1924-11-12) 12 November 1924 (age 99)
Tytuvėnai (Tzetivyan), Lithuania
ReligionJudaism
NationalityAmerican
SpouseTemi Brooks
Parent(s)Yaakov Kamenetsky and Ettil Kamenetsky
DenominationOrthodox
Alma materBeth Medrash Govoha, Ner Israel Rabbinical College
OccupationRosh yeshiva
PositionRosh yeshiva
YeshivaTalmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
ResidencePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Artistic portrait of Kamenetsky[1]

Shmuel Kamenetsky (born 12 November 1924) is an American Haredi rabbi. He is the co-founder and rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia. He is also a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah (Council of Torah Sages).

Biography

Kamenetsky was born in Tytuvėnai, Lithuania to Yaakov Kamenetsky, then that town's rabbi. After the family's emigration in 1937, he attended Eitz Chaim Day Schools in Toronto,[2] then studied at Ner Israel Rabbinical College under his father's cousin, Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman. He went on to study at Lakewood Yeshiva, becoming a primary student of Aharon Kotler, from whom he received rabbinic ordination.

Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia

In the mid-1950s,[3] as part of the Lakewood Yeshiva's effort to establish out-of-town yeshivas, Kamenetsky and Dov Schwartzman founded the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia at 3003 Berks Street in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood.[4] Rav Shalom Schneiderman and Rav Moishele Lipshitz, "The Philadelphia Rebbe," were among those who were instrumental in the yeshiva's establishment.[4] In 1956, Schwartzman departed to open his own yeshiva in Israel, and Kamenetsky called upon Elya Svei[5] to serve as co-rosh yeshiva. This arrangement continued until Svei's death in March 2009.

Kamenetsky is a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Israel of America[6][7] and serves on the rabbinical board of organizations including Chinuch Atzmai (Torah Schools for Israel), Torah Umesorah, the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation, and the Association for Jewish Outreach Professionals (AJOP).

Personal

Kamenetsky's wife, Temi, was the daughter of Mordechai Brooks, a cantor. She grew up in Brooklyn, New York,[8] and died on January 10, 2022.[9]

In 2023, Kamenetsky was hospitalized after suffering a stroke.[10][11] After being released to a rehabilitation facility, he developed pneumonia and was re-hospitalized.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Gedolim Portraits".
  2. ^ Klein, Devorah (24 May 2017). "Eitz Chaim Schools to Celebrate 100th anniversary". Community. Hamodia. p. 13. Harav Shmuel Kamenetsky, shlita, an alumnus...
  3. ^ Birnbaum, Rabbi Avraham (2011). "Rav Dov Schwartzman, zt"l". Yated Ne'eman. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  4. ^ a b Safier, Dovi. "Mother of All Yeshivas". Mishpacha Magazine.
  5. ^ Tannenbaum, Rabbi Gershon (1 April 2009). "Rabbi Elya Svei (1924–2009) Rosh Yeshiva Philadelphia". The Jewish Press. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Six Gedolim Added To Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah Of Agudas Yisroel". TheYeshivaWorld.com. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  7. ^ By: The “Hamodia Staff” (September 14, 2020). "Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah Call on Community to Achieve Improvements; New Chavrei HaMoetzes Welcomed". Hamodia. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  8. ^ Gebber, Leah. "The Rebbetzin's Perspective: A schmooze with Rebbetzin Temi Kamenetsky". Mishpacha Family First, 27 September 2012, pp. 26–32.
  9. ^ (January 10, 2022) "BDE: Petirah of Rebetzin Temi Kamenetsky, A'H, Wife of Maran HaGaon Shmuel Kamenetsky, Shlita", Baltimore Jewish Life. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky Hospitalized After Suffering Stroke". VINnews. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  11. ^ "TEHILLIM: Hagaon HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky Suffers Stroke; Next 24 Hours Critical". The Yeshiva World. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Tefillos for Maran Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky | Matzav.com". Matzav.com. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

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