Chief Rabbi of Louisville, KY
d. 20 Sivan, 1932
Rav Zarchi was born in Kovno studied in Volozhin, both before and after his marriage. The Rav was ordained by Rav Yitzchok Elchonon Spector, Rav Yitzchok Meir of Slobodka, and Rav Chaim Segal of Yanova. In 1891, he settled in Brownsville, Brooklyn and soon after Des Moines, IA. During his years in Iowa the Rav became a founding member of the Agudath Harabonim and was extremely influential in guiding its policies. In 1903, he was appointed Chief Rabbi of Louisville, where he had oversight authority of the cities, synagogues, kashrus, and school systems. Sadly, the Rav passed away childless at the age of 68. In 1946, the Nachalat Zarchi settlement in Eretz Yisroel was established in his memory. While the Rav did not print any seforim, many of his original torah thoughts appeared in the well known HaMeasif magazine.
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Directions to kever:
Keneseth Israel Cemetery
719 Locust Lane,
Louisville, KY 40217
(502) 634-9696
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Rabbi Asher Lippman Zarchi
January 27th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Tags: Chief Rabbi · Kentucky
4 responses so far ↓
1 Volozhiner // Feb 3, 2009 at 5:18 pm
He is one of mine.
2 Hocker // Feb 5, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Looks like you have a lot of talmidem buried in America.
3 Brisker // Feb 5, 2009 at 4:37 pm
That is very Americanish!!!!
4 Chief Rabbi // Jun 24, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Rav Zarchi served as chief rabbi for over 30 years.
Could very well be a record for America!!!!!
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