Moreh Dasrah Congregation Shaarei Tzedek of Brooklyn
d. 10 Shevat, 1956 (5716)
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Mount Judah Cemetery Section Two
81-14 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Section: 2, Block: 1, along Main Road on the left side)
Rabbi Yehuda Dov Galinsky
February 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Mount Judah Cemetery · New York · Queens / L.I., NY
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1 Rabbi Mallen Galinsky // Mar 19, 2008 at 10:15 am
He arrived in the US as a 6 year old from the city Astryn, near Grodna, attended Rabbi Jacob Joseph Yeshiva on New York’s East Side, subsequently studied with Rav Simcha Soloveichick (brother of Rav Chaim Soloveichick of Brisk), was rabbi at Cong. Anshei Toras Chessed Vezichru Toras Moshe in Manhattan and delivered lectures at the Youing Israel of Manhattan. In 1931 he married Leah, the daughter of Rabbi Ephraim Zalman Halpern (formerly Chief Rabbi of Denver, CO) and became the rabbi of Colchester,CT, where he served until 1944. In 1945 he was elected as the rabbi of Coney Island’s Congregation Sharei Zedek-Sea Gate Sisterhood and Talmud Torah, and immediately established its Yeshiva Sharei Zedek. He was a well known orator, radio personality (WEVD) and was instumental in changing the religious landscape of Coney Island by raising a generation of G-d fearing Jews. He died on 10 Shevat, 5716 (1956).
2 YD Miller // Aug 12, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Rabbi Galinsky,
Was your Grandafther a Rabbi as well?
Rav Galisky’s brother:
http://kevarim.com/rabbi-yaakov-galinsky/
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