Tag: Rabbi Joseph
The Character Of Rabbi Jacob Joseph
When RJJ passed away, he was survived by his wife, Esther Rachel[i], his son Raphael, and two daughters, Mrs. Anna Brody and Mrs. S. R. Schultz.
The Chief Rabbi’s Funeral
In a recent front-page essay (May 30, 2008) and in last month's "Glimpses" column we traced the life of Rabbi Jacob Joseph (1840-1902). Rabbi Joseph, who studied in the famed Volozhiner Yeshiva, was an outstanding Talmudic scholar and one of Rav Yisroel Salanter's main students.
The Chief Rabbi Encounters Opposition
In "Failed Experiment: New York's Only Chief Rabbi" (front-page essay, May 30), we described the warm welcome thousands of Jews gave Rabbi Jacob Joseph when he disembarked from his ship in Hoboken, New Jersey on July 7, 1888.
Failed Experiment: New York’s Only Chief Rabbi
Rabbi Jacob Juspha, better known as Rabbi Jacob Joseph, was born into a very poor family in Kroz, Lithuania in 1840.
Rabbi Moshe Meir Matlin, Torah Education Pioneer
"More than a million Jewish immigrants landed on the shores of the United States between 1881 and 1905.
