Rav of Brownsville, New York
Rav Finkelstein wrote many seforim (books) and was a prominent member of the Agudath Harabonim.
d. 26 Nissan, 1947
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Rabbi Shimon Yitzchok Finkelstein
December 13th, 2007 · 5 Comments
Tags: Brooklyn / S.I., NY · New York · Washington Cemetery (Brooklyn)
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1 Gedalyah // Nov 21, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Fink&lstein, Simon I. Rabbi (since 1892) of Congregation
Ohave Sholom, Brooklyn, N. Y. Born May 25, 1863, at Kovno,
Russia. Son of Jehuda Zwie Finkelstein. Educated at the Talmudical
College of Kovno. Rabbinical diplomas conferred by
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Spector, Kovno; Rabbi Isaac Meir; Rabbi
M. Kohen; and Rabbi Jacob Joseph, Vilna (later New York).
Rabbi of Congregation • Bikur Cholim, Baltimore, Md., 1886-1890;
Beth T’flla, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1890-1897; and Poale Zedek, Syracuse,
N. Y., 1897-1902. Publications: ” Reshis Bickurae” (a
treatise on the Talmud); “Bickurae Anavim and Pirche Hagefen
” (explanation of the parables of Rabba bar bar Chana and
the debates of Rabbi Jehoshua ben Chananya with the wise men
of Athens). Address: 1728 Pitkin Av., Brooklyn, N. Y.
2 Ben Bee Zee // Nov 17, 2010 at 12:52 pm
A photo of Rabbi Finkelstein
http://books.google.com/books?id=ttU0AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA176-IA1&img=1&zoom=3&hl=en&sig=ACfU3U02tpp4clXO8rLVMpLz-xqqzBw39g&ci=134%2C185%2C285%2C448&edge=0
Rabbi Finkelstein wrote in his sefer Eyin Shimon his biography http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=2276&st=&pgnum=5
3 YD Miller // Nov 17, 2010 at 8:54 pm
His son Louis Finkelstein was the head of the Conservative Movement and Chancellor of JTS, he wrote over 100 books and passed away well in his 90’s in 1991
Here is his photo and some biographical information:
http://www.cs.nyu.edu/faculty/davise/personal/lf/PJDEducation.html
4 Reb Elya // Aug 7, 2011 at 10:41 am
http://www.amazon.com/Shimon-Hebrew-Yitzhak-haLevi-Finskelstein/dp/B0018P5SYE/ref=sr_1_1180?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1312727966&sr=1-1180
5 YD Miller // Dec 22, 2011 at 6:06 pm
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/30799
He was first Rabbi in Baltimore
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