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Rabbi Avroham Yosef (Joseph) Rice

December 12th, 2007 · 9 Comments

Moreh Dasrah of Congregation Nidchei Israel of Baltimore, Maryland
d. 5 Cheshvan, 1862
Rav Rice was the fist ordained Rav to serve as Moreh Dasrah of a congregation in this country. Rav Rice was a talmid (student) of Rav Avroham Bing the Chief Rabbi of Wurzburg and subsequently of Rav Wolf Hamburger of Fuerth. As the first ordained Rav in the United States, Rav Rice decided the halachic Hebrew spelling for many of the cities across the country.
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Directions to kever:

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
Belair Road Cemetery
2100 Belair Rd
Baltimore, MD 21213
(Grave is on the left side just beyond the end on the road, about 400 feet, in the chained off section)

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Tags: Maryland · Pre 1900

9 responses so far ↓

  • 1 LitFish // Nov 27, 2008 at 5:06 pm

    Do you know where Rav Bing in buried?

  • 2 Baruch A // Nov 27, 2008 at 5:12 pm

    Probably in Germany, I know one of his descendants, I will ask him.

  • 3 Baruch A // Nov 27, 2008 at 5:45 pm

    It?s not 100%, but he thinks in the Jewish Cemetery in Heidingsfeld (near Wurzberg), Germany.

  • 4 LitFish // Dec 17, 2008 at 3:58 pm

    Thank you.

  • 5 s. rice // Dec 31, 2008 at 1:25 pm

    Iam one of the descendants of rabbi rice. It was very nice to see that the rabbi rice is remembered as a holy and big rabbi.

  • 6 AYid // Feb 19, 2009 at 6:42 pm

    We went there this week. Your picture helped me find the kever. Here is additional info. After passing through the cemetery entrance, turn left and go to first bend in road. Park there and walk on narrow sidewalk to get closer to the grave. The box on feet on the right side of the picture has sliding doors and is for candles. There were quite a few used tea light holders in it.

  • 7 Yehuda Aharon Horovitz // May 30, 2010 at 3:11 am

    Rav Avrohom Bing id buried in a place called Hoechberg near to Wuerzburg
    see my article in “Yeshurun vol. 8 [2001]“

  • 8 YD Miller // May 30, 2010 at 7:30 pm

    We should get a clearer picture of the Kever, S. Rice, perhaps you got one.

  • 9 asher // Jul 12, 2010 at 11:26 am

    Picture of the Rav:
    http://home.comcast.net/~harrietr/images/Rabbi-Rice.jpg

    Picture of the Kever:
    http://home.comcast.net/~harrietr/RiceGraves.pdf

    Write up:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Rice

    http://home.comcast.net/~harrietr/rabbi.htm

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