Rabbi Shlomo Elchanon Jaffe
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Rav, Bais Medrash HaGadol of Norfolk Street, Lower East SideDate of Death:
Fri. November 16, 1923 -
Kislev 7 5684
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Directions to Kever: Mount Judah Cemetery in Ridgewood, Queens maintains computerized records and will provide a detailed location map upon request. Location: Section: 2, Path 20, towards the front of the cemetery
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: JAFFE, SOLOMON (RABBI)
Biographical Notes:
Photo Caption:Â Rabbi Shalom Elchanon Jaffe at a Agudath Harabonim convention. Credit: Needed
Credit:Â Institute For Judaic Culture and History (IFJCAH)
Credit: MCA
Photo Caption: Advertisement announcing the passing and the unavailing of Esther Jaffe (buried at Union Field), the wife of Rabbi Shalom Elchanon Jaffe, Credit: The Jewish Morning Journal 1916 and 1917 respectively.
Credit: Yeshiva University
Photo Caption:Â Bais Medrash HaGadol of Norfolk Street, c.1930, Credit: NYC
Photo Caption:Â Bais Medrash HaGadol of Norfolk Street after it was destroyed by a fire in 2017, Credit: MCA
Source: Togblat, March 11, 1918
Bio Information:
Rav Shalom Elchonon Jaffe was born in the town of Vabolnick, Lithuania just outside of Vilna in 1858. His primary teacher was his father a noted torah scholar and a descendant of Rav Mordechai Yaffe the Baal Halevushim (d. Posen, Poland, 1612). At the age of fourteen he was sent to the Volozhiner Yeshiva were he studied for six years and was ordained by Rav Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (Netziv) and Rav Yitzchok Elchonon Spector.
Rav Jaffe participated in the founding convention of the Agudath HaRabonim in 1902 and was appointed director of its kashrus division. In 1905 he was elected its third president and remained an influential member until his passing. He was also among the Rosh Yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.
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did the Rav have brothers? my grandfather zvi hirsch yaffe, born also inlithuania had brothers who went to U.S. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS A POSSIBLE CONNECTION, ALL THE FAMILY WERE CHAZANIM.
Call Todd Ivler at the Cemetery Office he maybe able to but you in contact with a next of kin.
where did the name yaffe,jaffe. or yoffey originate,i have heard it is derived from yephet son of noah?
cam you give me anymore information about :ha -lavoush RAV MORDECAI YAFFE
he wrote to my great grandfather a shayla in 1920 on how to write a sfardic get for a girl of 13 that was given kedushin before the boy ran away the heading ofthe paper said rabbi sholom elchanan yaffe chief rabbi of new york
Who was your grandfather?
The rabbi was my great-great grandfather. His son Joseph Jaffe was my great grandfather, and Joseph’s daughter is my grandmother, Pearl.
Baruch mentioned the fact that his father was also here in the US, to elaborate more:
Reb Shimon Peretz Halevi Jaffe was from Zamut in the Lita, he came to the US in his elderly years where he lived in Brooklyn NY.
he authored the Sefer ‘Imrei Shefer’:
http://hebrewbooks.org/2363
He included 3 of his son’s Derushim and made sure to note it on the cover page, a his son was alreadya famous person in the US.
Eventually he moved to Eretz Yisroel where he was Niftar 15 Teves 1911.
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=2900&st=&pgnum=20&hilite=
Why did you leave out that he was a dedicated supporter of Yeshivas Rabbenu Yitzchak Elchanan? Politically incorrect? Memory block?
and now we know!!!!
Everything being said above contradicts the Jewish Encyclopedia family tree, so I am a bit confused: can anyone help?? The Jewish Encyclopedia is not always complete so if anyone can help that would be great!!
1) how could Rabbi Shalom Elchonon be the son of Peretz if he was nifter (died) in 1911? Mordecai Jaffe lived 1530-1612, and his son Perez Jaffe would have lived in the late 1500s/early 1600s.
2) a poster states that Rabbi Shalom Elchonon’s son was Joseph Jaffe, but according to the Jewish Encyclopedia the decedents in order are Mordecia Jaffe (Levush) —> Perez Jaffe —–> Abraham Aberl of Nickolsburg (d.1657) ——> Joseph Jaffe of Posen
Please feel free to email me if you have any info on this!
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Rivka,
You are simply confusing 2 diffrent Peretz Jaffe’s. The first one son of levush and a few hundred years later father of Sholom Elchanan.
As he was a Levi he was not a descendant “Ben Akhar Ben” of the Levush. Maybe through a father-in-law of one of his ancestors. There are also Jaffes Kohanim (Manchester) who are linked through a female to the Jaffes of Gorzd, Lithuania who hold a tradition of descent from the Levush, although I have not found the exact link.
Solomon Jaffe is my Great Grandfather. My Grandfather is Joseph Jaffe his children are Pearl (my mother) and son Allen Jaffe.
Susan, I have studied some of your great grandfathers works, specifically what he wrote when he was Rabbi in St Louis. He was a great Torah scholar. Can you tell me about his children?
Here is his Sefer Pri Eshel , written while Rav in Vabolnik .
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/7423
Rabbi Jaffe was my great grandfather. My grandmother was Fanny Jaffe, his Daughter. She became a Nathanson, after marriage.
I was wondering if my Jaffe family is related to Rabbi Shalom Elchanon Jaffe. My father Samuel(sholom) Jaffe and my Grandfather Chone(Elchonon) Jaffe are buried in Mt Judah. The coincidence of the names, the place of burial and the Lithuania(Kupiskis) origins of my grandfather Chone(Elchonon) Jaffe points some family relationship? My Great grandfather was Yitzhak Jaffe and my Great Great Grandfather(ca 1800) was Samuel(Sholom) Jaffe. Any Jaffe Relations out There?
My Great Grandfather was Chief Rabbi Shalom Elchonon Jaffe. One of the founders of the Kashrus division. His son was Joseph Jaffe. He was maried to Pauline Silverman and their children were Esther, Sara Pearl, Marilyn and Alan Jaffe. The only living child of Joseph Jaffe is Alan the son. My Mother Sara Pearl passed away 05/11/19. Her grave is on this plot along with many other relatives.
Can someone transcribe the Hebrew on the headstone of Rav Shalom Elchonon Jaffe for me. It would allow me to understand who my Great Grandfather was.
I was told that being the Chief Rabbi of New York he was gifted this plot of land for his Family. We are only allowed to put footstones on this plot.
the name is shalom not shlomo
To Howard Jaffee
You mentioned Kupiskis origins, my grwat grandfather,
Yitzchok Dov Jaffe 1863-1937 was from Kupiskis,he became a schohet in Akmene,Lithuania and after a major fire destroyed half the town, left and ended up in Dublin,Ireland where he had a small shul,was chazzan,mohel & shochet etc.
He was not a Levi. Just remember Jaffe/Jaffey/iofe was as common in Lithania as Smith is in the USA.
Many of these comments are old, but I’m hoping to connect with Rabbi Jaffe’s descendants. I also believe him to be my great great grandfather. My great grandmother’s name is Yetta Jaffe and I found census data listing her parents as Solomon Jaffe and Esther Levine. Have those who descended from Joseph heard anything about Yetta?