Comments on: Rabbi Akiva Schiff

By: Phyllis Feinstein Cooper, Roger & Randee Matloff

Phyllis Feinstein Cooper, Roger & Randee Matloff — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:52:10 +0000

We grew up at Beth Jacob, and have many fond memories. We particularly remember Rabbi Schiff’s heartfelt brucha during Saturday morning kiddish. It always seemed to make the taste of the kichel and herring, sweeter.

By: Scott Albert

Scott Albert — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:50:15 +0000

I remember Rabbi Schiff since I learned to walk. He was my shul’s rabbi – cong. Beth jacob in union city nj. Gave me bar mitzvah lessons. Had a simple apartment on the top floor of an apt building on 3rd st, union city.

By: Robert Marcus

Robert Marcus — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:13:24 +0000

Correction.
Rav Akiva was my Uncle. His kevar is in Washington Cemetary in Brooklyn NY in his father-in-law’s Marcus family plot.
Learned in the Mir Yeshiva in Shanghai during the War and married Cecile (Zisel) Marcus.
In his later years when the Sanz kollel moved in to Union City he would give shiurim there.
Rav Akiva had hoped to be buried in Har Hazeitzim but changed his mind when things in Israel became unsafe near there and was concerned that visitors would be harmed going to the kevar.

By: Moshedovid

Moshedovid — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:08:18 +0000

Chanina Schiff the long time gabby to the Gerer dynasty, any relation?

By: Shmuel

Shmuel — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:11:29 +0000

Is there any affiliation with Zanz