Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz
שמואל ב"ר מאיר מיכל
Rav, Congregation Shaarey Tefiloh, Perth Amboy, NJDate of Death:
Sun. September 6, 1925 -
Elul 27 5685
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Biographical Notes:
Photo Caption: Rav Shmuel Rabinowitz at his daughter’s wedding, Credit: Edward Allon, Oak Park, MI
Photo Caption: The Synagogue of Congregation Sharey Tfillah Perth Amboy, NJ, Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society
Bio Information:
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz was a student in the Volozhin Yeshiva, under the leadership of the Netziv (Rabbi Naftoli Tzvi Yehudah Berlin) and Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik,. He went to learn in the Volozhin Yeshiva at the age of 16, in 1874. He was recognized as an Illui; by the time he was 18, he had mastered all of Shas and poskim, and was considered a sharp minded lamdan. He came to the United States about 1907, and served as rabbi in Bay City, Michigan, the Kovno Shul on Forsyth St. on the Lower East Side of New York City, and Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
He was a descendant or Rabbi Avaham, the brother of the Vilna Goan.
His father, Rav Meir Michel Rabinowitz, was a rav in Shat, Lithuania, and later Rosh Yeshiva at the Rameillis Yeshiva in Vilna. He was a talmid of Rabbi Yisroel Salanter.
Contributed by, Edward Allon, Oak Park, MI
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He was a son Rav Meir Michel Rabinowitz of Shatt, and later in Vilna, author of “Hameir Laolam”. Reb Shmuel originally printed the sefer in 1903.
Reb Meir Michel’s father Reb Shalom, was a son of Reb Shmuel “Hakatan”, a son Reb Avrohom Ragoler, brother of the Vilna Gaon.
Reb Shmuel Rabinowitz studied in Volozhin Yeshiva. In 1907 he settled in the USA. He was a Rabbi in Bay City, Michigan; Kavner Shul, New York; and finally Cong. Shaarey Tefiloh in Perth Amboy, N.J. where he served till his passing.
He has many descendants in America.
In researching another family I found a marriage certificate from NYC dated November 10, 1912. It is signed “Rabbi Samuel Rabinowitz, 60 Canal St.” The interesting thing is that the bride was Rebecca Sachs, daughter of Malke Feldberg (sometimes Feldman), whose father was Shmuel, son of Shalom, son of HaGaon Shmuel, son of Reb Avrohom Ragoler… so, Rebecca Sachs was a cousin to Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz. Rebecca’s father Rabbi Yude (Julius) Sachs is also at this site. The above posting was quite helpful in explaining why Rabbi Rabinowitz performed the ceremony.
We are looking for descedents of this great Gaon and Tzadik. pls post contact information here
on his arrival to the US
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chasuna of his daughter
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another wedding of a daughter
http://jpress.org.il/Olive/APA/NLI_heb/SharedView.Article.aspx?parm=Uj%2BNAuiSkX7jwycWWgqhWJeLW%2BRO%2FR4ubBESHV0CxRHFnys99rXVKx1kBnR5Gs7jYw%3D%3D&mode=image&href=TJM%2F1909%2F08%2F20&page=7&rtl=true
[The Jewish Morning Journal – דער מארגען זשורנאל] 21 יוני 1909
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In response to the comment above that “We are looking for descendants of this great Gaon and Tzadik,” I am a great grandson of Rav Shmuel Rabinowitz.
To Laurel, who wrote above in 2010 about a marriage certificate sign by Rav Shmuel (my great grandfather), could i get a copy?
My email address is eliallon@gmail.com
Thank you
The caption on he photo at the top of the page should read: “at his daughter’s wedding”, not a grandchild’s wedding