Comments on: Rabbi Yehuda Barit

By: mt

mt — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:50:30 +0000

Reb Yaakov Barit was from kovna, then became dayan in vilna and led a yeshiva there..

By: curios

curios — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:11:03 +0000

About Reb Yaakov Barit see here: http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=44215&st=&pgnum=80&hilite=.
Or here: http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=42016&pgnum=1.

He was known as Reb Yaakov Kovner, but actually lived most of his life in Vilna.

About Reb Zevulun Barit mentioned above, see here: http://www.otzar.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=2883&p=21357&hilit=%D7%96%D7%91%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9F#p20975.

By: curios

curios — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:58:11 +0000

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

By: Ben Bee Zee

Ben Bee Zee — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:33:07 +0000

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

By: Asher

Asher — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:50:36 +0000

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?

By: YD Miller

YD Miller — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:30:06 +0000

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

By: asher

asher — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:59:11 +0000

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.

By: Rabbi Stern

Rabbi Stern — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:34:28 +0000

asher:
Do you know the name of the society?

By: asher

asher — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:53:14 +0000

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.

By: YD Miller

YD Miller — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:14:52 +0000

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.

By: Farshlufen

Farshlufen — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:45:16 +0000

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

ובטרם ידעת יומך פה
דרך אנוש להבל דמה.

By: Chief Rabbi

Chief Rabbi — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:25:25 +0000

It says Harav on the tombstone!!!!

By: Baruch A

Baruch A — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:24:25 +0000

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

By: YD Miller

YD Miller — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:41:50 +0000

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.

By: Farshlufen

Farshlufen — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:36:31 +0000

Who says that he was a rav?