Zelig Sharfstein
Encyclopedia
Ezriel Zelig Sharfstein was a prominent Chabad
rabbi, the Chief Rabbi
of the Vaad Ho'ir of Cincinnati
, and an international authority on Jewish law. He was a long time, distinguished member on the Executive Committee of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbis
.
He was born in 1928 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to Avraham Zev Sharfstein and Esther Rutman. He also had a brother named Rabbi Mottel Sharfstein. Rabbi Zelig Sharfstein served as the Chief Rabbi of Cincinnati, a position he assumed after the passing of the legendary Rabbi Eliezer Silver, o.b.m. For nearly four decades he guided the communities institutions and provided Halachic and personal direction to countless individuals and families.
Chabad
Chabad or Chabad-Lubavitch is a major branch of Hasidic Judaism.Chabad may also refer to:*Chabad-Strashelye, a defunct branch of the Chabad school of Hasidic Judaism*Chabad-Kapust or Kapust, a defunct branch of the Chabad school of Hasidic Judaism...
rabbi, the Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities...
of the Vaad Ho'ir of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
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, and an international authority on Jewish law. He was a long time, distinguished member on the Executive Committee of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbis
Vaad Rabonei Lubavitch
Vaad Rabonei Lubavitch is an executive committee of Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbis which oversees Halachic and Jewish legal decisions in Chabad. One of these Rabbis is Zelig Sharfstein.-External links:*...
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He was born in 1928 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to Avraham Zev Sharfstein and Esther Rutman. He also had a brother named Rabbi Mottel Sharfstein. Rabbi Zelig Sharfstein served as the Chief Rabbi of Cincinnati, a position he assumed after the passing of the legendary Rabbi Eliezer Silver, o.b.m. For nearly four decades he guided the communities institutions and provided Halachic and personal direction to countless individuals and families.