Moreh Dasrah, Cong. Ohev Tzedek (Taylor Road Synagogue)
d. 8 Kislev, 1997 (5758)
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Directions to kever:
Mount Olive Cemetery
27855 Aurora Rd
Solon, OH 44139
(440) 248-5100
Entries Tagged as 'Ohio'
Rabbi Aryeh Leib Engelberg
October 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio
Rabbi Avroham Betzalel Epstein
October 25th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Rav, Agudas Israel Golf Manor, Cincinnati, OH
d. 5 Elul, 1938 (5698)
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Directions to kever:
Schachnus (Beth Tefyla # 6) Cemetery
Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati Association
1711 Sunset Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45238
513-961-0178
Location: Section: 1, Row: 12, Grave Number: 12
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Tags: Cincinnati, OH · Ohio
Rabbi Avroham Yaakov Gershon Lesser
May 1st, 2009 · 6 Comments
Chief Rabbi of Cincinnati, OH
d. 10 Tishrei, 1924 (Yom Kippur)
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Directions to kever:
Schachnus (Beth Tefyla # 6) Cemetery
Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati Association
1711 Sunset Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45238
(513) 961-0178
(Surrounded by a large white stone fence)
Photo credit Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati
Tags: Chief Rabbi · Cincinnati, OH · Ohio
Rabbi Binyamin Gittelson
November 4th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Chief Rabbi of Cleveland, OH
d. 1932
Rav Gittelson was born in Lithuania (1851-1853), son of Rav Yehuda Leib a descendant of Rav Yeshaya Halevi Horowitz, Shelah Hakadosh. The Rav’s father passed away when he was eight. Impoverished, he wandered from town to town for charitable donations enabling him to receive a traditional yeshiva education. Rav Gittelson attended [...]
Tags: Cleveland, OH · Mystery · Ohio
Rabbi Dovid Barkin
September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments
R”M Telshe, Cleveland, Ohio
d. 29, Kislev, 2006 (5767) Chanukah
Rav Barkin was a son-in-law of Rav Eliyahu Meir Bloch.
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Directions to kever:
Mount Olive Cemetery
27855 Aurora Rd
Solon, OH 44139
(440) 248-5100
(Near the ohel of Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Bloch)
Photo Credit: Jack Mueller, Lakewood, NJ
Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio · Rosh Yeshiva
Rabbi Eliezer Silver
January 14th, 2008 · 24 Comments
President of the Agudath HaRabonim
d. 9 Shevat, 1968
Full bio to be posted.
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Directions to kever:
Knesset Israel Cemetery
Anderson Ferry Road (corner Sidney Road)
Cincinnati, OH 45238
(Enter the cemetery at the main gate in the middle section to the left is Rav Silver’s tzion.)
Tags: Chief Rabbi · Cincinnati, OH · Ohio
Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Bloch
February 11th, 2009 · 10 Comments
Rosh Yeshiva Telshe, Cleveland, Ohio
d. 28 Teves, 1955
Full bio to be posted.
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Directions to kever:
Mount Olive Cemetery
27855 Aurora Rd
Solon, OH 44139
(440) 248-5100
(Ohel)
Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio · Rosh Yeshiva
Rabbi Menachem Schoenbrun
February 5th, 2010 · 7 Comments
Rav, Congregation Knesses Yisroel, Cleveland, OH
d. 25 Shevat, 1943 (5703)
The Rav, a respected authority on shechita (ritual slaughter) also wrote Minchas Sofer a collection of homiletics on the torah. Prior to his position in Cleveland he served as Moreh Dasrah of Scranton, PA and Bridgeport, CT respectively.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See [...]
Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio
Rabbi Mordechai Tzvi Schwartz
March 17th, 2009 · 21 Comments
Clevelander Rav
d. 11 Elul, 1962
Full bio to be posted.
Mount Olive Cemetery
27855 Aurora Rd
Solon, OH 44139
(440) 248-5100
(Alongside the ohel of Rabbi Eliyahu Meir Bloch)
Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio
Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Fine
January 4th, 2011 · 3 Comments
Rav, Cleveland, Ohio
d. 12 Iyar, 1945 (5705)
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Directions to kever:
Mount Olive Cemetery
27855 Aurora Road
Solon, OH 44139
(440) 248-5100
Location: Needed
Photo Credit: “Reb Elya”
Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio
Rabbi Shachne Isaacs
December 4th, 2008 · 18 Comments
Reb Shachne’s Shul
d. 9 Nissan, 1887 (5647)
Rav Isaacs founded Congregation Bet Tefillah in 1866, a synagogue which was commonly known as Reb Shachne’s Shul.
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Directions to kever:
Schachnus (Beth Tefyla # 6) Cemetery
Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati Association
1711 Sunset Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45238
(Old section, [...]
Tags: Cincinnati, OH · Needs Repair · Ohio · Pre 1900
Rabbi Shimon Fine
July 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Rav, Cleveland, Ohio
d. 2 Teves, 1951 (5712)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Mount Olive Cemetery
27855 Aurora Road
Solon, OH 44139
(440) 248-5100
Location: Needed
Photo Credit: “Reb Elya”
Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio
Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah Greenwald
January 23rd, 2008 · 15 Comments
Moreh Dasrah Congregation Beth Jacob, Columbus, Ohio
19 Nissan, 1955
Full bio to be posted.
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
New Beth Jacob Cemetery
Alum Creek Dr & Performance Way
Columbus, OH 43207
(Section 8, Lot 3)
Tags: Columbus, OH · Ohio
Rabbi Yissachar Dov (Bernard) Illowy
November 18th, 2008 · 36 Comments
Moreh Dasrah Congregation Shearith Yisroel
d. 3 Tammuz, 1871 (5631)
Rav Illowi was ordained by Rav Moshe Schreiber, the Chasam Sofer and was among the first Rabbanim to serve in the United States. From the time of his arrival on these shores in 1853 until his passing, the Rav spent his time fighting to influence and uphold [...]
Tags: Chief Rabbi · Cincinnati, OH · Needs Repair · Ohio · Pre 1900 · Rosh Yeshiva
Rabbi Yitzchok Moshe Silverman
April 20th, 2009 · 13 Comments
Chief Rabbi, Toledo, Ohio
d. 11 Iyar, 1934 (5694)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Beth Shalom Cemetery
434 Otter Creek Rd
Oregon (Toledo), OH 43616-1203
(Ohel – Mausoleum)
Photo Credit: Jack Mueller, Lakewood, NJ
Tags: Chief Rabbi · Ohio · Toledo, OH
Rabbi Yitzchok Schapiro
September 6th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Chief Rabbi, Toledo, Ohio
d. 28 Kislev, 1901 (5662) Chanukah
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Beth Shalom Cemetery
434 Otter Creek Rd
Oregon (Toledo), OH 43616-1203
(Ohel – Mosoleum)
Photo Credit: Jack Mueller, Lakewood, NJ
Tags: Chief Rabbi · Ohio · Toledo, OH
Rabi Yehoshua Rocker
July 12th, 2011 · 12 Comments
Rav, Cleveland, Ohio
d. 24 Adar, 1936 (5696)
Anyone with information is asked to please send it in. See CONTACT page for details.
Directions to kever:
Bet Olam Cemetery
25796 Chagrin Blvd
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 831-9441
Location: Needed
Photo Credit: Reb Elya, Cleveland, OH
Tags: Cleveland, OH · Ohio







