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• 1 asher // Nov 8, 2009 at 9:28 pm

  Correct me if i am wrong, reading his headstone tells me that he was a Shochet not a Rov. Is says, he was Oisek Bimleches hakodesh while dedicating time to learn too.

• 2 Chaim F // Nov 8, 2009 at 10:59 pm

  What does Shin Vav ” Bais stand for?

• 3 YD Miller // Nov 9, 2009 at 12:49 am

  Chaim,
  Its an acronym for “Shochet U’Bodek”

  Asher,
  I found him listed in the board of Ezras Torah as Rev. Binyamin Antel New Haven, it was not uncommon that A Shochet officiated at weddings etc. in the absence of an official rabbi or so.

  http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=2274&hilite=7974fd8f-d84e-42f6-af43-eff4f8fa12c2&st=%d7%90%d7%a0%d7%98%d7%a2%d7%9c

• 4 Asher // Nov 9, 2009 at 2:04 am

  I was told that “Rev” usually refers to a Shochet, not a Rov – is that true? look up Rev Judah barit, buried in bayside – would you say he wasn’t a Rov but a shochet?
  On the flip side – Rev Joseph Selig Weissman, also a Baysider was a major rav.
  Perhaps a Shochet was always called rev, while a rav was sometimes called rev as well.

  Back to us, being listed as Rev. Only confirms that he was a shochet, leave alone that his title Shu”v says so.

  My question is, was Rev Judah Barit also a shochet or a rav? I cannot confirm but right next to Barit lies Rev Israel Jaffe (I can look up my pics tomorrow)

• 5 Raabi Stern // Nov 9, 2009 at 12:37 pm

  Rev / Rabbi, back then it was all the same thing. In addition 9 times out of ten the Rabbi of the congregation especially outside of New York City was a one stop shop. He delivered sermons, officiated at wedding and funerals, shoichet, mohel, and was the general halachic authority.

• 6 avremele // Nov 9, 2009 at 3:13 pm

  Rev. often refers to shammos

• 7 asher // Nov 9, 2009 at 5:16 pm

  it might be intersting to note the way REV is spelled with an “A”
  Rav. Feivel Koblentz.
  http://kevarim.com/rabbi-meshulam-fivel-koblentz/comment-page-1/#comment-6501

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