East Broadway Maggid
d. 24 Av, 1875
Rav Aaronsohn was born in 1805 and served as a maggid (preacher) in several Eastern European towns among them Mir before arriving in New York in 1860. In 1864 he was appointed rabbi of Congregation Adath Jeshurun in New York City. He eventually settled in Chicago where he passed away. Among the Rav’s printed seforim is Pardes ha-Chochma, Pardes ha-Bina, and Mattei Moshe.
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7 responses so far ↓
1 T Rubin // Mar 9, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Do you know if the Rav had a shule in Chicago?
2 Rabbi J Silver // Mar 12, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I don?t think so.
3 Farshlufen // Jul 14, 2010 at 12:15 pm
His full name was Rav Yosef Mosh aaronsohn.
His sefer Matey moshe/
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=33316&st=&pgnum=1&hilite=
4 YD Miller // Jul 22, 2010 at 12:01 am
The sefer Matai Moshe was printed in Israel after his death, in the preface is is mentioned that he only went to Chicago (סאגאגא) on his way to Israel which never developed since he was niftar there in 25 Elul 5635 (Baruch, check the date).
Three of his children are mentioned there:
1) Ahron Bentzion
2) Schmuel Michel
3) Tov (?)
His other two seforim; Pardes Hachuchma and Pardes Habina are also on Hebrew Books, one was printed 5596 and the other one 5602, both prior to his coming to the US.
http://hebrewbooks.org/7202
It appears that the name Ahronson was adopted in the US being the son of Ahron, as it was somewhat a custom back then (farshlufen, where does the name Yosef appear?)
5 YD Miller // Jul 22, 2010 at 12:12 am
Full Bio:
http://books.google.com/books?id=cgMCSrDxKGAC&lpg=PA13&dq=rabbi%20moses%20aaronsohn&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q&f=false
6 Farshlufen // Jul 22, 2010 at 8:17 am
YD, see here:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=33316&st=&pgnum=27
7 YD Miller // Jul 22, 2010 at 10:20 am
You are right Farshlufen.
The entire Sefer Matai Moshe is very intresting, it is the first Sefer written in the US to be printed in Israel, the first part is Derushim and the second half includes letters and responsa.
Rav Ahronson is known for his disputes with Rav Asch and Reb Yehuda Mittelman on Schechita matters, he has letters from European Gedolim such as R’ SR Hirsch of Franfurt and RS Kluger of Brody as well as the Jeruslem Bes Din, to his side.
On page 142 (on hebrew books) he lists the names of those Rabbionim and mentions that the letters are available by his son Shmuel Yechiel who resides in Madison, Indiana by the name S. Ch. Benson.
Page 154; a response to the Kehila in Baltimore MD about a Sefer Torah that RCH”L fell down.
P. 164; an open letter about the Gittin situation in the US, very interesting.
P. 182; writing properly the name of New York City in a Get, it also is mentioned there that he came to the US for Sukkos of 5622-1862
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