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• 1 Farshlufen // Sep 23, 2009 at 9:36 am

  Who says that he was a rav?

• 2 YD Miller // Sep 23, 2009 at 10:41 am

  In Kovne there was a famous Rabbi and Rosh yeshivah Rav Yaakov Barit (the Rabbi of Reb Velvel Margolis of NY, he mentions him countless times) I dont know if they are related.

  There was another Barit, Beb Zevulun Lieb of Plungeon.

• 3 Baruch A // Sep 23, 2009 at 12:24 pm

  Farshlufen:
  Is your question who said he was a Rav in NYC?

• 4 Chief Rabbi // Sep 23, 2009 at 12:25 pm

  It says Harav on the tombstone!!!!

• 5 Farshlufen // Sep 23, 2009 at 12:45 pm

  The tomstone says that he was here only for a very short before his passing.

  ובטרם ידעת יומך פה
  דרך אנוש להבל דמה.

• 6 YD Miller // Sep 23, 2009 at 1:14 pm

  The tombstone has in interesting writing all-together, can someone explain the meanings of:
  תחתיך איש אחר לא ידענו,
  נצחך באהבתך .. לנו
  צר לנו צר יגון שמענו
  בלתך אב אחר לא מצאנו

  pretty poor grammer.

• 7 asher // Sep 23, 2009 at 8:53 pm

  On the base of the headstone (not pictured), it is engraved REV. JUDAH BARIT. If i remember correctly, there’s another person with the title REV buried on his immediate right.

  If you walk through that place, you’ll find many Kevarim with the title Rav – i always wondered how you can tell whether they were and orthodox Rav or not.

  In any case, i’d be thrilled if anyone has any more info on this Rav.

• 8 Rabbi Stern // Sep 24, 2009 at 2:34 pm

  asher:
  Do you know the name of the society?

• 9 asher // Sep 24, 2009 at 8:59 pm

  If i remember correctly, gate 55, i will double check on the cemetery map and the pictures i have. I haven’t been there in 5 weeks due to the summer schedule, IY”H i am resuming my weekly visits after Yom Kippur.

• 10 YD Miller // Jan 27, 2010 at 12:30 pm

  I find him listed as the Magid (Preacher) of the Congregation Mishkan Yiroel Anshie Suvolk on 56 Kristi St. in NY in 1892, see link

  http://books.google.com/books?id=p5lAAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA126#v=onepage&q=&f=false

• 11 Asher // Jan 27, 2010 at 12:50 pm

  YD, thank you so much… i am thrilled with your find! Was a magid (in those years) in place of a Rabbi? Does it mention anything on his stone about his livelihood?

• 12 Ben Bee Zee // Jan 27, 2010 at 1:33 pm

  a Magid-Bal Darshen was a very famous article in those times. most of the Seforim published in America in that times were from such Magidim

• 13 curios // Jan 28, 2010 at 3:58 am

  To YD Miller: If I’m not mistaken, Reb Yaakov Barit was in Vilna not Kovno.

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