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Rabbi Yehoshua Seigal

November 21st, 2007 · 18 Comments

Sherpser Rav of New York City
d. 13 Adar I, 1910 (5670)
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18 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Bentzion R // Jan 13, 2009 at 2:53 am

    Wasn”t he also considered the Chief Rabbi of New York City?

  • 2 LitFish // Jan 13, 2009 at 11:13 pm

    I believe his community was a breakaway.

  • 3 Grand Rebbe // Jan 13, 2009 at 11:26 pm

    How’s this for a twist of fait, although in different cemeteries, both Rav Seigal and RJJ are buried in a straight line about 300 feet apart.

  • 4 EruvRav // Jan 14, 2009 at 8:56 pm

    He established the first Eruv on the Lower East Side.

  • 5 R.N. // Jan 15, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    Back in the 1920?s their was a big to-do regarding the Lower East Side Eruv.

  • 6 Grand Rebbe // Jan 16, 2009 at 4:28 am

    I think it utilized the elevated train tracks and the East River. In addition he leased the space from the City.

  • 7 Hock // Jan 19, 2009 at 12:49 am

    Rav Henkin was against renewing it.

  • 8 Miller // Jul 9, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    The Rav died a few hours after his Hesped at the funeral of his freind Rabbi Jacob Lewis.

    The two traveled together to Israel 2 years prior but had to return for health matters, and interestingley that both passed away that same day.

    Rabbi Segal was a descandant of Rabbi Akiva Eiger (The first) of Preshburgh.

  • 9 Miller // Jul 9, 2009 at 2:50 pm

    http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B02E5DA1139E333A25750C2A9649C946196D6CF

  • 10 Ben Bee Zee // Jul 9, 2009 at 3:41 pm

    hus sefer אזני יהושע available on hebrew books
    http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=2607&pgnum=1

    there’s a wide discussion regarding his eiruv in יסודי ישורון http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=4174&pgnum=286

  • 11 Ben Bee Zee // Jul 9, 2009 at 3:43 pm

    look into the דברי המביא לבית הדפוס at the end of his sefer http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=2607&pgnum=239

  • 12 Miller // Jul 9, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    Thanks Ben BZ,
    All his children are listed there, none of them seemed to maintain any Rabbinic positions.

    BTW in his Sefer Chapter 21 he adresses the matter of Agunahs after a steam-boat tragedy that sunk on its way from Hamburg to the US.

  • 13 E.V. // Aug 26, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    The Rav has a young son that is buried alongside him and the Rebbetzin. I believe at the time of his passing he only had daughters.

  • 14 admin // Oct 29, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    yehoshua-seigal
    Photo Credit: New York Public Library

  • 15 YD Miller // Oct 29, 2009 at 4:30 pm

    Is the photo above from the Sherpsr rav?

  • 16 Baruch A // Oct 29, 2009 at 4:37 pm

    Yes, the only question is if it’s Rav Yehoshua or his father Rav Moshe Yosef who was also known as Sherpser Rav.

  • 17 Charles // Nov 4, 2009 at 2:11 pm

    This is the only known picture (drawing) of Rabbi Yehoshua Seigal.

  • 18 YD Miller // Jul 9, 2010 at 11:21 am

    The funeral of Rabbi Seigel in the NYT:
    http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9E06E5D7143BE733A25756C2A9649C946196D6CF

    It is mentioned that Rabbi Guzik of the Henry St. Synagogue conducted the services. Rabbi Menachem J. Guzik was a descendant of the Plotzker Gaon Reb Arye Leib Tzintz, he served as Rabbi in Poughkeepsie and later in the Henry St. Shul in NYC.

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