Comments on: Rabbi Aaron Kagan

By: A Friedman

A Friedman — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:12:02 +0000

Does anyone know where Reb Aaron Kagan got his PHD and in what academic area is the PHD?

By: YD Miller

YD Miller — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:28:55 +0000

The Rebbetzin Friede and her son Reb Ahron Kagen arrived to Montreal, Canada in 1943 where Reb Aaron served as Rav in Cong. Kinyan Torah, the year later they moved to New York.

http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=12260&st=&pgnum=42&hilite=

By: curios

curios — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:30:53 +0000

Rodney, after she got out with her son from Siberia they lived for a few years in Montreal. Afterward they moved to NY, where she passed away in ‘46.

By: Gig

Gig — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 16:54:43 +0000

Chusid: I have a copy of the Hebrew/Yiddish/english Nidchei Yisrael. You can borrow it if you’re in the tri-state area.

By: Rodney Falk

Rodney Falk — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 23:11:21 +0000

Thanks for all this info. I came to this site because I was browsing in our Shul library in Newton MA today and opend a Sefer, published, in Hebrew, in 1942 in NYC “Chafetz Chaim al Hatorah”. The stamp in the book of the original owner was “Rebbitzin Chafetz Chaim. Mrs Frieda Kagan” and the address was a PO Box in Montreal, Canada. Does anyone know how and why she was there, and what years?

By: curios

curios — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 21:29:41 +0000

To Miller:
It should say Mereminsky
http://kevarim.com/rabbi-yehoshua-moshe-mereminsky/

By: Cheskel

Cheskel — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:24:50 +0000

chusid, look above at comment #15,
http://kevarim.com/rabbi-aaron-kagen/#comment-6510

By: rav hakolel's chusid

rav hakolel's chusid — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:08:03 +0000

The blogger at MenachemMendel.net posted this recently on his blog:
” happen to see the title page of an English and Yiddish translation of the Chafetz Chayim’s book Nidchei Yisroel, not necessarily anything out of the ordinary. What I found interesting was that it was published by his son “Rabbi Aaron Kagan, Ph.D.” I know very little about the families of rabbis, but I found this interesting”.
i would like if anybody has info where u can find that translated version of Chafetz Chaim, would be greatful.
thanks.

By: Shlomo

Shlomo — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:02:51 +0000

Let’s give credit to whom it is due, one Yonoson Yosef Mentzer was the person who donated the candlebox.

By: Chaim R

Chaim R — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:03:24 +0000

I was at the kever of Rebbetzin Kagen this morning. I would like to publicly thank the person who installed the brand new “big” candle box at both the Rebbetzin and her son Rav Aaron’s kever.

By: curios

curios — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:40:27 +0000

The story goes that the when the boy became 18 years old, Chofetz Chaim told his wife that it’s time to look for a shidduch for their son, but she said he’s still young! So the Chofetz Chaim said, “Oib du vilst nisht, iz nisht” (if you don’t want, so not), and he never got married…

By: Menachem Mendel

Menachem Mendel — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:28:07 +0000

http://menachemmendel.net/blog/2009/11/09/the-son-of-the-hafetz-hayyim-with-a-ph-d/

By: YD Miller

YD Miller — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:33:02 +0000

Thanks Schmuel for the clarification.

Good Shabbos

By: Shmuel

Shmuel — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:39:19 +0000

YD Miller,

I’m sorry I was unclear: my zayde, R. Yosef Chaim Kagan (son of Reb Ahraon ben R. Yosef Hacohen and Gittel bas R. Yisroel Mayer Hacohen), who was the grandson of the Chofetz Chaim, Z”L, dedicated his sefer in memory of his uncle, R. Aharon Kagan. His sefer was called, “Iyunei Halacha V’hegyonos”; see it at: http://www.hebrewbooks.org/3017 and note Page #4.

R. Aharon Kagan was the Chofetz Chaim’s youngest son from his second marriage and was niftar in his early 50’s. It is his matzeiva that is pictured; unfortunately, he never married.

By: YD Miller

YD Miller — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:32:36 +0000

Cheskel,
This Nushach Hamatzieve is somewaht challenging me since I first saw it, a son of the Chofets Chaim died in 1957 some 30 years after his father’s passing who was pretty old when he passed away, and he was still “בימי בחרותו בדמי עלומיו” very unclear.

By: Cheskel

Cheskel — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:08:14 +0000

Rabbi Miller, don’t U C it stated on the tombstone, that Ahron the son of the Chofetz Chaim died as a old bachur.

By: YD Miller

YD Miller — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:37:41 +0000

Shmuel,
Its a little confusing; are you saying the Reb Ahron Kagen the son of the Chofetz Chaim died without children?

and that your Zayde reb Yosef Chaim Kagen ben Reb Moshe Ben Reb Ahron Hacohen SIL of the Chofets Chaim, dedicated a Sefer in the memory of his cousin (or great uncle)?

What is the name of the safer?

By: Shmuel

Shmuel — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:47:18 +0000

“Reb Aahron Hacohen’s children also lived here in the states, one of his sons Reb Moshe Kagen was the Rabbi in a Congregation in Chicago.”

His son, my zayde, was named R. Yosef Chaim Kagan, ZT”L; he was the Rov of the Kehillas Yaakov shul (“KJBS”) in Chicago. He dedicated his sefer to his cousin, Aharon, “who died without chilren”.

By: Miller

Miller — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:37:38 +0000

Its easy to confuse between the Chofetz Chaim’s son Reb Aahron Kagen (the one who is posted here) and his Son-in-law Reb Aahron Hacohen who lived in EY.

Reb Aahron Hacohen’s children also lived here in the states, one of his sons Reb Moshe Kagen was the Rabbi in a Congregation in Chicago.

Rabbi Mermeminsky (whos picture is posted on this site) the Rabbi of the Mt. Vernon comunity, was the SIL of Reb Aahron Hacohen.

By: Gevalt

Gevalt — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:56:40 +0000

I once met an �old-timer� who said that people would line up to ask her for a brochah.

By: Ah Shtikle History

Ah Shtikle History — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:39:34 +0000

Shimon:
It�s a long story; in brief, the Rebbetzin (2nd or 3rd ????) was much younger than the Chofetz Chaim, I believe over twenty years younger. (Ironically, his first Rebbetzin was 10 year older than him, which is a story init self.) When the war broke out she escaped along with the Mirer Yeshiva to Kobe, Japan and eventually settled in San Francisco and thereafter on the Lower East Side. Over the years I met a few people who knew her, I will forward the information I have to Baruch via email for posting.

By: LitFish

LitFish — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:28:34 +0000

Rav Zaks is buried in EY.

By: Shimon Kapnick

Shimon Kapnick — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:16:31 +0000

Thank you very much for your excellent website. This website provides important information regarding our spiritual heritage and history. Would you please be so kind as to provide the location of the gravesite of Rav Zaks, the Chofetz Chaim’s son in law, who was a Rebbe at Yeshiva University. Additionally, would you please be kind enough as to provide the reason for the Chofetz Chaim’s wife to be buried in Queens, New York (Ridgewood) as opposed to Europe. Would be able to get back to me as soon as you can. Once again, thank you for the exceptional service you have provided for Klal Yisroel.

By: Cheskel

Cheskel — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:48:09 +0000

This Aaron is in the pictures with his father in Warsa, at the time of the historical Asifa about Chinuh.
Are U planning to start posting picture’s of Rebbetsin’s Matsieva’s also? It’s not a bad plan at all, hope you will have the time to it.

Chazak U’Baruch !

By: B Amsel

B Amsel — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:41:36 +0000

What?s the mistake, he was defiantly the son on CC and passed away in 1957. Perhaps he never got married.
Yes, I do have a picture of the Rebbetzins kever.

By: Miller

Miller — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:06:27 +0000

There seems to be a mistake here, is there a possibility that the Chofetz Chaim had a son a “Buchur” in 1957?

Baruch,
Do you have the picture of the matzieve of the Chofetz Cahim’s wife?