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Rabbi Avroham Yitzchok Shuchatowitz

by | Dec 17, 2007 | Mount Judah Cemetery - Queens, New York, Queens / L.I., NY | 37 comments

Rabbi Avroham Yitzchok Shuchatowitz

ืื‘ืจื”ื ื™ืฆื—ืง ื‘"ืจ ื“ื•ื“

Rav, Bias Medrash HaGadol of the Bronx

Date of Death: Wed. September 18, 1946 - Elul 23 5706

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Directions to Kever: Mount Judah Cemetery in Queens maintains computerized records and will provide a detailed location map upon request. Section: 5:5, Corner of Jefferson and Washington Avenue. Along the path toward the highway on the right side

Biographical Notes:

Avroham Yitzchok Shuchatowitz
Photo Caption:ย Rabbi Avroham Yitzchok Shuchatowitz, Credit:ย Debbie Harris

Credit: MCA

Bio Information:
Per his wishes, Rav Shuchatowitz requested that one immerse in a mikvah (ritual bath) prior to praying at his grave-site.


Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY

Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY


Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY


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37 Comments

  1. Debbie Harris
    Debbie Harris on February 26, 2008 at 2:15 pm

    He was my great-grandfather (my mother’s grandfather). We always hear stories from my mother. All birthday cards and greetings from him (and his wife) to my mother were in hebrew, in beautiful handwriting, and decorated with birds, flowers etc.
    We are also very proud of his personal friendship with Rav Avraham Yitschak HaCohen Kook( I think they grew up together), the first chief Rabbi of Israel. My mother has a handwritten letter from Rav Kook to my great-grandfather, blessing him on the marriage of my grandfather to my grandmother in 1929.

  2. debra louison-lavoy
    debra louison-lavoy on November 13, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    Debbie – My sister claims that this was my mother’s grandfather as well. Are we cousins? Naomi Shuchatowitz, daughter of Frances (for whom my daughter is named) and David Shuchatowitz
    deb at louisonlavoy dot com

  3. Baruch A
    Baruch A on November 13, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    Deb:
    Do you have a picture of the Rav?
    Thank you,

  4. HaRav
    HaRav on December 26, 2008 at 3:51 pm

    Rav Moshe Feinstein once commented that I would take three trains to the Bronx just to learn with Rav Shuchatowitz

  5. asher
    asher on July 21, 2010 at 12:47 pm

    Baruch, do you have a copy of his will where it states not visiting with being mikvah’d other than what is engraved on the matzeivoh? Starnge for a litvisher gadol to ask for Mikvah, unless many gedolim in lita went to mikvah but did not make a big deal about it andโ€ฆ also as you mentioned he was a kabbalist (can you confirm the story that Rav Moshe z”l use to travel twice a week to learn kabalh with him). Was he from slonim (ish slonima) was Slonim chassidish back there?

  7. Debbie Harris
    Debbie Harris on February 15, 2011 at 5:05 am

    To beis harav,

    i read the link with the obituary (hebrewbooks site)that you sent. i couldn’t find where the obituary was take from. do you know? i realize according to the contents that it was printed in eretz yisrael.
    thank you. dharris@barak.net.il

  8. admin
    admin on February 15, 2011 at 4:22 pm


    Photo Credit: Debbie Harris

  9. YD Miller
    YD Miller on February 15, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    Debbie,

    ืžืงื•ืจ ื”ื›ืชื‘ื” ืขืœ ื”ืจื‘ ืฉื•ื—ื˜ื‘ื™ืฅ ืฉื”ืขืชื™ืง ‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืจื‘’ ื”ื•ื ื‘ื™ืจื—ื•ืŸ ‘ืชื‘ื•ื ื”’ ื—ื•ื‘ืจื•ืช ื–’ ืชืฉืจื™ ืชืฉ”ื–
    ื ื“ืคืก ื‘ืืจ”ื™ ืข”ื™ ืจ’ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื–ื™ืกืœ ื“ื‘ื•ืจืฅ

    http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=22906&st=&pgnum=1&hilite=

  10. asher
    asher on February 15, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    Admin, thanx for the pic.

  11. Debbie Harris
    Debbie Harris on February 16, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    Dear YD Miller

    ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืขืœ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข. ื”ืื ื™ื“ื•ืข ืœืš ืื “ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืจื‘” ื–ื” ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืจื‘ ืงื•ืง ืื• ืžืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ. ื”ืื ื™ื“ื•ืข ืœืš ืœืžื™ ืžืฉื•ื™ื™ืš ื”ื™ืจื—ื•ืŸ ืชื‘ื•ื ื”? ืื•ื“ื” ืœืš ืขืœ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข, ื›ื™ ื–ื” ืžืื“ ืžืจื’ืฉ ืื•ืชื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืขืœ ืกื‘ื-ืจื‘ื” ืฉืœื™

  12. Ben Bee Zee
    Ben Bee Zee on February 16, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    According to what’s written in Hatvina he was a Chossid, so this makes his request to immerse in Mikva before coming to his grave not “so” obvious, do you have any idea if that’s correct? If so to which Chasidus did he belong to?

  13. Debbie Harris
    Debbie Harris on February 17, 2011 at 12:40 am

    no ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช as far as i know. the whole family were litvaks.

  14. curios
    curios on February 17, 2011 at 9:00 am

    ื ืจืื” ืžื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื—ืกื™ื“ ื‘ืžืงื•ืจื•. ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉืื—”ื› ื”ืกืชืคื— ืœืžืชื ื’ื“ื™ื. ื‘ืคืจื˜ ืฉืกืœื•ื ื™ื ื”ื™ื ื‘ืœื™ื˜ื.

  15. YD Miller
    YD Miller on February 17, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื’ื‘’ ื”ืจื™ืก,

    ื›ื ืจืื” ืฉืœื ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ื”ืฉืืœื”, ื™ืจื—ื•ืŸ ื”’ืชื‘ื•ื ื”’ ืื™ื ื• ืžืฉื•ื™ืš ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื•, ื‘ืจืฉืช ื™ืฉ ืืชืจ ื‘ืฉื ‘ื”ื™ื‘ืจื•-ื‘ื•ืงืก’ ืฉืขื•ืกืงืช ื‘ื”ืขืœืืช ืกืคืจื™ ืงื•ื“ืฉ ื•ื™ืจื—ื•ื ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ืœืฆืคื™’ ื•ื”ื•ืจื“ื” ื‘ื—ื ื, ื•ื›ืœ ื”ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื™ื˜ื•ืœ ืืช ื”ืฉื ื™ื‘ื ื•ื™ื˜ื•ืœ.

  16. Moshe Escott
    Moshe Escott on February 17, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    Debbie,

    One can be a good chassid and a good Litvak at the same time without it being a ืชืจืชื™ ื“ืกืชืจื™.

    That is if one is a Slonimer chassid! (or a Karliner or a Kobriner, etc.)

    As curios correctly states, the article in HaTevuna does definitely say that Rav Shuchatowitz was a chassid when he grew up in Slonim. Whether he maintained hanhagos of chassidus when he was in the USA is another issue that would have to be verified.

    Also as to what type of chassidus – it’s not clearly stated in the article although it wouldn’t be a stretch to guess that he was a Slonimer as he did grow up in Slonim.

    Slonimer chassidim were/are known for combining an appreciation of Litvishe brand of Torah learning with a Chassidishe brand of spirituality.

    An interesting article dealing with this can be seen at http://depts.drew.edu/rel/nadler%20on%20slonim.pdf

    Also see
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slonim_(Hasidic_dynasty)
    and
    http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%97%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%9D

  17. debbie harris
    debbie harris on February 17, 2011 at 3:04 pm

    ืœืžื” ื‘ืคืจื˜ ืฉืกืœื•ื ื™ื ื”ื™ื ื‘ืœื™ื˜ื? ื“ื•ื•ืงื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ื–ื•, ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” “ืžืชื ื’ื“” ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื•, ืขืœ ืคื™ ืขื“ื•ืช ืืžื™ (ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืกื‘ื”), ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ื’ืจื” ืื™ืชื• ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื‘ื™ืช ื›ืขืฉืจ ืฉื ื™ื – ืžืœื™ื“ืชื” ื•ืขื“ ืคื˜ื™ืจืชื•. ื›ืœ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ื˜ื‘ืงื™ื ืžื•ื‘ื”ืงื™ื, ืœืœื ืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ื—ืกื™ื“ื™ื™ื. ืืžื ื, ื™ืชื›ืŸ ื•ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื• ื ืฉืžื” ื—ืกื™ื“ื™ืช, ื›ืžื• ืœื™ื˜ืื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื, ืฉืžื ื”ื’ื™ื”ื ื›ื ื•ืกื— ืืฉื›ื ื–, ืืš ืขื ื ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื—ืกื™ื“ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”’ ื‘ืฉืžื—ื” – ืืš ื–ื” ืจืง ื ื™ื—ื•ืฉ
    , ., ืžืจ ืžื™ืœืจ – ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื™ ืื—ืจืื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื”ืกืคื“, ื•ืœื“ืขืชื™ ื—ื•ื‘ืจืช ืชื‘ื•ื ื” ืฉื™ืฆืื” ื‘ืฉื ืช ืชืฉ”ื–, ืื›ืŸ ืžืฉื•ื™ื›ืช ืœืคืœื’ ื›ืœืฉื”ื•. ื’ื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืž”ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืจื‘” ื”ืขื™ืจ ื›ืืŸ ื”ืขืจื” ื•ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื“ืขืช ืžื”ื• ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืจื‘. ืชื•ื“ื”

  18. curios
    curios on February 18, 2011 at 4:29 am

    ื—ื•ื‘ืจืช ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื” ื™ืฆืื” ืข”ื™ ื”ืจื‘ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื–ื™ืกืœ ื›ืœื‘ ื“ื‘ื•ืจืฅ. ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื—ื ื™ืš ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ืกืœื‘ื•ื“ืงื”, ื•ืจื‘ ื‘ืขื™ื™ืจื” ืœื™ื˜ืื™ืช ืงื˜ื ื”. ืื—”ื› ืขืœื” ืœืืจืฅ ื•ื”ื™ื” ื”ืžื–ื›ื™ืจ ืฉืœ ื™ืฉื™ื‘ืช ื—ื‘ืจื•ืŸ.

    ื‘ื—ื•ื‘ืจื•ืช ื ื›ืชื‘ื•, ืœื‘ื“ ืžื”ืžืืžืจื™ื, ื’ื “ืื‘ื“ื•ืช” ืฉืœ ืจื‘ื ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉื”ืœื›ื• ืœื‘ื™ืช ืขื•ืœืžื.

  19. Debbie Harris
    Debbie Harris on February 18, 2011 at 9:37 am

    moshe –

    all i’m saying is that from personal knowledge he wasn’t a chassid. anyone can either agree or disagree with me, but i guess my family knows their roots best… as i said, he may have had a chassidish neshama.

    ืœืกืงืจืŸ – ืชื•ื“ื”.

  20. Asher
    Asher on April 10, 2011 at 2:58 am

    He had a son Naftali Schuchatowitz.
    Today I came upon a plaque in the Shomrei Emunim Shul (as I was in BP for shabbos). The plaque read –
    Naftali baharav Ahrohom Yitzchock
    Schuchatowitz
    Gabai and Rebbi of the Chevra
    Chofeitz Chaim
    Of Shomrei Emunah
    30 Sivan 5728

  21. YD Miller
    YD Miller on June 15, 2011 at 5:07 pm

    Yes farshlufen,

    From the Obituary in Tevunah (linked above) you can see he had 4 sons, one of them Reb Ahron of New Haven CT.

    ื”ื ื™ื— ืื—ืจื™ื• ื‘ื ื™ื ื™ืงืจื™ื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ ืื‘ื™ื”ื, ื”ืดื”:
    ื”ืจืณืณืจ ื“ื•ื“
    ื”ืจืดืจ ื ืคืชืœื™
    ื•ื”ืจื‘ ืจืณ ืื”ืจืŸ ืจื‘ ื‘ื ื™ื• ื”ื™ื™ื•ืŸ
    (ื‘ื ื• ื”ืฆืขื™ืจ, ื”ืจื‘ ืจืณ ืžืจื“ื›ื™ ื–ืดืœ, ืจื‘
    ื‘ืœืื ื’ ืื™ื™ืœื ื“, ื ืงื˜ืฃ ื‘ื“ืžื™ ื™ืžื™ื• ื‘ื™ืณื’ ืฉื‘ื˜ ื”ืขื‘ืจ)

    http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=22906&st=&pgnum=36&hilite=

  22. curios
    curios on June 15, 2011 at 5:11 pm

    Seems so.

  23. YD Miller
    YD Miller on June 16, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    On The above link you can also see the tumbstone of the wife of Reb Aaron Shuchatowitz, she was the daughter of Rabbi Yitschok Baritz of Congregation Adas Yisroel in Boston.

  24. Farshlufen
    Farshlufen on June 16, 2011 at 4:43 pm

    YD, Rav Baritz was also in NY.

  25. Cheskel
    Cheskel on June 17, 2011 at 2:22 am

    Where is Rav Y Z Barits buried ?

  26. Debbie Harris
    Debbie Harris on June 20, 2011 at 6:11 am

    my grandfather was naftali shuchatowitz. yes, he is the son of rabbi avraham yitzchak shuchatowitz. his brother was rabbi aharon shuchatowitz, who was the rabbi in new haven. Asher, could you send me a photo of the plaque? Thank you. PS one of rabbi aharon shuchatowitz’s grandaughters is rebetzin Lander, the wife of Rabbi Daniel Lander

  27. Moshe Shuchatowitz
    Moshe Shuchatowitz on July 13, 2011 at 10:57 am

    My gradfather was Rabbi Mordecai son of Rabbi Avraham YItchak Shuchatowitz. From what I heard from my father, who was from the last to speak with RAYS on the day he died ,also from reading the Tzava that my father had acopy of and Mostly from HARAV HAGON REb Moshe Fienstien that I the zcut to have some time with I have the very clear imression almost certinly that Zadi Avram Yitchack wasa real “Litvack” his higher practises that seem chasidish were most probobly the result of his Kabalah learning, wich i know of since Reb Moshe told me about his weekly meetings with Zadie In Zadie’s house.
    Reb Moshe Described Zadie as”the greatest jew living in amerca at that time.
    If any body has any more infomation about zadie i would apreciate if it would be shared with me
    Maybe we should make afamily gathering of all desedents

  28. Debbie Harris
    Debbie Harris on August 3, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    moshe – are you bluma and yossi’s son?

  30. Mo Kennedy
    Mo Kennedy on June 11, 2013 at 8:11 am

    To All the Einiklach

    in this weeks derr blatt is writen that he was close to the malach who lived in bronx by the way on the matzevah it says his mother was a sharshevski who were slonimer chasidim the gabbai of the slonimer rebbes in slonim was called sharshevski

    has any body got more details

  31. David Winter
    David Winter on October 2, 2014 at 3:52 pm

    Debbie,
    My name is David Winter, great grandson of RAYS. I am the son of Rita ne Shuchatowitz, daughter of David Shuchatowitz. I recently visited RAYS’s shul (now a church) in the bronx. I would love to share pix if you’d like. I was wondering if there was any way to get a copy of the letter from Rav Kook? Feel free to contact me directly dwinter451@gmail.com

  32. ื™ื•ื“ืœ
    ื™ื•ื“ืœ on September 7, 2015 at 2:32 pm

    ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื™ืืจืฆื™ื™ื˜

  33. asher lowy
    asher lowy on September 7, 2015 at 9:23 pm

    Thanx Yidl!

  34. ื™ื•ื“ืœ
    ื™ื•ื“ืœ on September 22, 2016 at 3:23 pm

    ื‘ื™ื•ื ื‘ ื”ื‘ืขืœ”ื˜ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื”ื™ืืจืฆื™ื™ื˜ ืืœ ืชืฉื›ื— ืœืœื›ืช ืœืžืงื•ื” ืœืคื ื™ ื–ื” ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉืืชื” ื”ื ื›ื“ ืฉืœื• ืžืฉื•ื ื›ืžื“ื•ืžื” ืื™ืŸ ืขื•ื“ ื›ื–ื” ื‘ืงืฉื” ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื“ื™ื ืช ืืžืจื™ืงื ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืœื™ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื”ืžืฆื‘ื” ื›ื–ื” ื‘ืงืฉื”

  35. Kapooreh Hindel
    Kapooreh Hindel on September 26, 2016 at 1:00 am

    ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื™ืืจืฆื™ื™ื˜

  36. ื™ื•ื“ืœ
    ื™ื•ื“ืœ on September 2, 2018 at 10:56 am

    ืžื—ืจ ื”ื™ืจืฆื™ื™ื˜ ืื•ืœื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžื ื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืœืขื‘ืขืจ ื“ืข ื–ื” ื–ื›ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœ

  37. avrohom
    avrohom on February 23, 2019 at 9:00 pm

    does anyone know if he left any kesavim on kabbala

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