Ahron Dovid Burack
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Rabbi Ahron Dovid Burack (also known as Aaron David or Ahron David, אהרן דוד בוראק) was born in Popelan (now Papile
), Lithuania
, in 1892 or 1893 to Rabbi Chaim Natan Burack and Basse Gittel Gibberman. He studied at several yeshivot in Europe before immigrating to the U.S. in 1914. 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. Rabbi Burack became Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
in 1919. Rabbi Burack was the author of Pirchei Aharon (Flowers of Aaron), two volumes of "homiletics
and halacha". He died on October 7, 1960, during the Sukkot
holiday, and was buried in Jerusalem.
Papile
- History :The settlement was first mentioned in 1339, after the area was raided by the Livonian Order. Two hill-forts have been preserved since this time....
), Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, in 1892 or 1893 to Rabbi Chaim Natan Burack and Basse Gittel Gibberman. He studied at several yeshivot in Europe before immigrating to the U.S. in 1914. 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. Rabbi Burack became Rosh Yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary , or Yeshivat Rabbeinu Yitzchak Elchanan, is the rabbinical seminary of Yeshiva University, located in Washington Heights, New York. It is named after Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, who died the year it was founded, 1896...
in 1919. Rabbi Burack was the author of Pirchei Aharon (Flowers of Aaron), two volumes of "homiletics
Homiletics
Homiletics , in theology the application of the general principles of rhetoric to the specific department of public preaching. The one who practices or studies homiletics is called a homilist....
and halacha". He died on October 7, 1960, during the Sukkot
Sukkot
Sukkot is a Biblical holiday celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Tishrei . It is one of the three biblically mandated festivals Shalosh regalim on which Hebrews were commanded to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem.The holiday lasts seven days...
holiday, and was buried in Jerusalem.