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)
Rabbi Avroham Yosef (Joseph) Rice
December 12th, 2007 · 12 Comments
Tags: Baltimore, MD · Maryland · Pre 1900
12 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
10 SG // Oct 13, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Today is Rav Rice’s Yortzeit
11 Aleksander Chossid // Nov 15, 2010 at 6:44 pm
I was there on his yarzeit a couple weeks ago. The environment has almost completely worn away the wording on his actual matzeivo. There are 2 matzeivos, one I assume is his wifes, its impossible to tell which is whick, though I think i can see the name avrohom on the left one. there is a bronze plaque to the left that speaks in english of his life as a historical figure. I took many pictures of the actual matzeifo and the general grave site. if needed I can submit them.
12 Reb Elya // Dec 13, 2010 at 7:14 pm
There is a project to restore the Kevarim. To donate, make checks payable to IJCAH, and mail to:
Baruch Amsel (Rice) 1760 53 Street, Lower Level, Brooklyn, NY 11204
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