Rabbi Yitzchok Isaac Eichenstein
יצחק אייזיק ב"ר אהרן מאיר
Kiviashder Rav, Forest Hills, QueensDate of Death:
Mon. February 23, 2004 -
Adar 1 5764
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Biographical Notes:
The Rav was born (1913) in Kashau, Czechoslovakia, his father Rav Meir was the Zhidichover Rav of Kashau. As a child, he studied under Rav Shaul Brach, the Kashauer Rav. After his marriage, he replaced his father-in-law (who had moved away) as Kiviashder Rav and established a yeshiva, which ran for six years, until the Nazis arrived in 1944. It is believed that his FIL offered him the Rabbanis as a wedding gift.
In 1944, the Rav was deported to Auschwitz and later Bergen-Belsen, where his parents, wife, and three young children were murdered. In the aftermath of the Holocaust, the Rav married his wife’s younger sister, established a beis din that assisted hundreds of agunos, and arranged education of many orphans.
In 1950 he moved to the United States and settled in Forest Hills where he opened a Beth Medrash. In 1953, under the auspices of the Satmar Rav, he established the Central Rabbinical Council of the United States and Canada.
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Not it is believed, put it was given to him as the dowry, not every body wanted to sign the Ksav Rabones, so they brought down the Spinka Rebbe the Chakal Yitschok for a Sheva Broches & the Ksav was placed on the table in front of him & he only gave L’chayim to the ones who signed.
His FIL at the end did not move away.
Cool story, it says a lot about his FIL.
There is more to it, but not every thing can be publicized.
Cheskel:
What are you saying, its not such a cool story?
Letter written by the Rebbe:
http://www.archive.org/stream/chaimbloch00reel01#page/n481/mode/1up
does anyone know what was the name of his first wife?
His first wife was Mindel, the eldest daughter of the Kiviashder Rav, ZT”L.
which Kiviashder? The Rebbe Elozor?
I am looking for people who pray in this Schul(in Queens) in the 60s,70s and 80s where R Eichenstein was the Rabbi. My grandfather attended that Shul and I would like to contact people who might have know him! Thanks!
Andres Carciente
Budapest
PS My grandfather’s name was Baruj Shlomo FRIEDMANN (FALUS) Z’L
Thanks
I have a teshuva written to him by a certain :
אברהם יחזקאל שרגא הלברשטאם בן לכ”ק הגאון
שליט”א does anyone know who this is
?
הרב מציעשינוב
אחרי הפרשה עם השארצע בסאטמאר הוא היה האיש קשר בין השוארצע להנהגה של סאטמאר וד”ל
BenBeeZee,
do you mean him:
https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%94_%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%9B%D7%A8_%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%A9%D7%98%D7%90%D7%9D
It can’t be the one who wrote the letter I’m written to R Eichenstein because הרב מציעשינוב
was niftar in ה’תרע”ד, whereas my letter was written in the 1960’s. ?
אברהם יחזקאל שרגא הלברשטאם בן לכ”ק הגאון שליט”א
is the Zhmigrader Rebbe from Williamsburg, son of Rabbi Arye Leibish Zts”l from Bne Brak, author of Arie Shoag.
My Grandfather Yaakov Lampert uses to daven in Rabbi Yitzchok Isaac Eichenstein Shul in Queens and he was also very close to the koson Rebbe
My family davened with Rav at his Forest Hills shul in the 60’s through the early 90’s.
We davened with Freichu Weiss’, Moshe Herman, Leizer Zeidenfeld, Taub, Feldman, Katz, and others
The Rebbetzin’s Cholent and Corn Flake Kugel was. outrageous. I couldn’t wait to be invited to the Ravs home for Kiddush.
The Rav taught me for my bar mitzvah which of course took place in the Shul.
The Yomim Noraim Davening was amazingly spiritual and uplifting. Mordcha, the Ravs son, had a voice that made you cry just to hear him. The Nusach! Wow.
My father delivered fruits and vegetables for his store to the Ravs home weekly at no charge of course.
The Rav once visited me in florida after I married the second time. He wholeheartedly approved.
The Rav was a Talmid chacham extraordinaire but yet his smile was infectious.
So many find memories in the Shul.
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