Rabbi Yaakov Ben Tzion Mendelson (Morein)
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Rav, Bais Medrash HaGadol of Newark, New JerseyDate of Death:
Tue. August 5, 1941 -
Av 12 5701
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Directions to Kever: North Arlington Jewish Cemetery is located along Porete Avenue just off Belleville Turnpike in North Arlington, NJ, Location: See picture below
Biographical Notes:
Photo Caption: Rabbi Yaakov Ben Tzion Mendelson (C) at the opening session of the Knesseth HaRabonim convention held at the Broadway Central Hotel in New York City, July 7, 1931, Credit: Institute For Judaic Culture and History
Photo Caption: Rabbi Yaakov Ben Tzion Mendelson (both), Credit: MCA
Credit: Institute For Judaic Culture and History
Credit: Institute For Judaic Culture and History
Credit: Institute For Judaic Culture and History
Source: The News, Paterson, New Jersey, 06 Aug 1941
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Are the other great rabbonim from Newark also buried in america i.e.Rav Meir Blumenfeld ztl,(mechaber of Bshaar Hamelech), Rav Feivel Greenstone ztl (mentioned in Harav Henkin ztl’s seforim?
Rabbi Phillip (Shraga Feivel) Greenstein served, in the 1950;s and 60’s, in the shul on Bergen Street that Rabbi Jacob Mendelson had founded in the 1930’s.
When Rabbi Greenstein retired he moved to Monsey, NY. I do not know where he is buried.
BZR:
My father, Rabbi Meyer Blumenfeld A”H, from Newark is buried on Har Ha-zeitim in Israel.
He truly was a “godol.” Thank you for your inquiry
DLB
I see on the writings that authored some Halachic Seforim, were they ever printed? What are they?
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/40694
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/34084
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/33556
I found his works on Hebrew Books, he authored many Seforim (Shaari Tzion, Midrash Yaavetz, Mishnas Yaavetz and more).
He was Rabbi in Scottland and England, and later here in Newark, NJ, here he was affiliated with the Lubavitcher Rebbe the Rayat”z, where he served on the board of VP.
Rabbi Mendelson adopted Nusach Ari (for himself, not his family) because of some time he spent with the Rashab in Europe. But he never became a Lubavitch chossid.
As far as I know, Rabbi Mendelson had no affiliation with the Rayatz. He was in England from about 1895 to 1914, and the US form 1914 until his death in 1941. If he knew the Rayatz, it would have only been while the Rashab was still Rebbe. The Rayatz was about the same age as Rabbi Mendelson.
So if he had any affiliation was with the Rayatz it wasn’t as a chossid, but as an acquaintance and possibly briefly a talmid.
I don’t know what “the board of VP” is, can you explain?
I passed by the cemetery yesterday and stopped by, I noticed the son of Rav Mendelson, Chazzan Nechemia (Nathan) Mendelson is burried next to his father.
Dovid,
I found his name listed on the board of Vice Presidents in one of the Lubavitcher Organizations at the time, under the leadership of the Rayaytz Z”l.
[on a side note; I found in that cemetery two more Rabonim which I already sent to Baruch,
1. Reb Yaakov Avigdor Blum
2. Reb Chaim Zev (William) Werbelowsky
Any information on them?]
I would like to get in touch with any of the family member of Rabbi Jacob Mendelsohn e.g. Jacob Gross who replied. I have some questions. He ad apparently acquired a book “Eretz Tvi – Eretz Tov” printed in Jerusalem in 1893 from my great great grandfather (who made Alyah from Constantine Jerusalem) and I wnder how this book arrived to him from Constantine to Glasgow !
There is one direct descendant, Rabbi Yaakov B. Mendelson who lives in Connecticut and is a Rabbi for the OU Kosher Certification.
Thank you Mr YD Miller and Shavua Tov from Jerusalem. Do you perhaps have his email address?
Michael,
I googles and found this information:
“Vaad HaKashrus of Fairfield County. Rabbi Jacob Mendelson, a musmach of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim (Queens), has been president of the Vaad since its inception five years ago. He is the Rav of Congregation Bikur Cholim (Bridgeport, CT), a rabbinic coordinator for the OU, and a member of Agudas Yisroel. The Vaad certifies about a dozen local establishments, as well as coordinating local supervision for such national agencies as the OU, OK, KOF-K and Star-K”
Rabbi Mendelson
162 Columbia Blvd.
Waterbury, CT 06710
203/372-6529
fax 212/613-0616
http://www.akokosher.org/members.html
The Rabbi Mendelson of Newark, NJ is possibly related
to Cantor Sol Mendelson (Long Beach, NY) and Cantor Jacob Mendelson (White Plains, NY).
What does “libais Meron” mean?
Curios,
From what the Grandson Rabbi Mendelson from CT. explained to me, the term “LBais Maron’ represents the family tradition that they descent from the Moranos of Spain.
REb YD MILLER
Could be that is why part of the family called themselves Morein
Michael Allouche:
Rabbi Mendelson subscribed (and contributed articles) to “המאסף” (Hameassef), a Torah journal that was published in Jerusalem from the mid-1890’s until WWI. (You can download most of the volumes from the HebrewBooks site)
I speculate that subscriber lists, including mailing address, were made available on request, and were used for distributing proof copies of ספרים in order to obtain הסכמות and/or for distributing the book when published. So that may explain how the sefer, like the journal, found its way to him when he served in Leeds or Gateshead or Glasgow.
David L. Blumenfeld: Yes, those two hazzanim are my cousins — sons of my uncle Louis Mendelson, a son of Rabbi Mendelson. They grew up in Boro Park, and sang in Beth El’s choir.
J.G.
jacobbgross /at/ hotmail.com
Found another rav in the early days of Newark NJ, wonder if anyone has more info.
Rabbi Shlomo Mier (Solomon) Ben Reb Yoel Halprin Rav of Cong. Kesser Torah in Newark.
Niftar 26 Teves 1934, buried in Har Haziesim:
http://www.mountofolives.co.il/TheMountOfOlives/ObjectCards/frmDeceasedDetails.aspx?Deceased=16878&TabIndex=0
Seems he had a son in Pittsburgh. See here 2nd column from left: http://www.multiculturalcanada.ca/node/223063/full.
Rabbi Mendelson had a son by the name of Morein who was a teacher in YHS school in london afterwards lived in the USA
Curiuos,
I am not sure about that, Herman Halperin was a Conservative rabbi, and as per the link below his father’s name was Baer:
http://books.google.com/books?id=cffYUkXFVvAC&lpg=PA130&dq=congregation%20tree%20of%20life%20pittsburgh%20rabbi&pg=PA130#v=onepage&q&f=false
I am a grandson of Rabbi Jacob B. Mendelson. z”l. I live in Montreal, Canada. I am the son of Hazzan Nathan (Nechemiah) Mendelson z”l. My brother is Yaakov of Conn.
My grandfather lived in Glasgow Scotland until 1916 when he emigrated to Newark, NJ. He was in Leeds in 1903, Gateshead in 1904, and arrived in Glasgow in 1906. He is listed in the book “Ohalei Shem” and had correspondence with many famous rabonim of his ‘dor” including the Hofetz chaim, Munkatch Rebbe, Orach Hashulchan, S’dei Chemed, and the Rogochover Rebbe who gave him Smicha. His family name was Morein and he changed is to Mendelson because he was the son of Mendel, and for certain strategic reasons. This is the reference to “beit moron.”
The son of Rabbi J.B. Mendelson whose name was Morein was my uncle Harry Morein who passed away at the age of close to 100, just before the turn of the century. He decided to change his name back to Morein, much to my grandfather’s delight. We also have some Morein cousins in England, Be’er Sheva and Montreal.
Note that my grandfather actually arrived in Leeds in 1896. For a brief time before that, he was in Hull.
David
has anybody published anything about the family
The rav’s stamp as Rav Hakollel of newark:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=19543&st=&pgnum=1
(Credit; RFF)
Rabbi Yakov Mendelson of Bridgeport CT is a grandson and namesake of Rabbi JBM. He has been a respected rabbi in CT and a kashruth expert for many years; a chip off the old block.
Geni,
R’ YB Mendelson was my great-grandfather. Perhaps I or someone in my family would be interested. Can you please provide more information?
My email is grossjon1 – at – yahoo.com
Thank you.
Here is another sefer with his stamp which doesnt mention rav “hakollel”
Notice it is now part of chabads collection
http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=38623&st=&pgnum=1
http://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=38623&pgnum=1
His stamp is on page 2
In the past year, many matzevos in this small cemetery have been overturned. It may be vandalism or it may be the strong storms of the past year. Rabbi Mendelson’s is still erect, but some family members’ are not.
I am a grandson of Rav Y.B.Z. Mendelson of Newark (A”H).
I live in Yerushalayim
I am a member of the Marin family, that those who have done research on our family history believe that Marins, Marains, Marons and the like are different are related.
Does anyone out there have any documented evidence that Rabbi Mendelson or any other Marin, Marain, Maron originated in Spain?
This is the subscription list (in English) from his book Midrash Yaavetz: http://www.jeffreymaynard.com/Mendelson.htm
I am a great grandson of Rav Y.B.Z. Mendelson of Newark. Unfortunately, I was too young to have known him personally. I live in East Brunswick, N.J.
I am a great grandson of Rav Y.B.Z. Mendelson of Newark. Son of Rabbi Yosef, nephew of Rabbi Yaakov & Chazan David all mentioned above. I live in Kiriyat Sefer in Eretz Yisroel.
Hi, Betsalel. I’m a second cousin. I stayed with your family a couple of times in the summer of 1985. I believe your father just celebrated his 82nd birthday a couple of week ago – is that correct? E-mail qwaletee at gmail.com