Rabbi Yosef Meir Asher
יוסף מאיר ב"ר אשר
Congregation Orach Chaim, New York CityDate of Death:
Tue. November 9, 1909 -
Cheshvan 25 5670
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Directions to Kever: The Beth Olam Cemetery is located on the Eastern side (towards Queens) of the Jackie Robinson Parkway on the Cypress Hills / Ridgewood border in Queens. The cemetery is kept in pristine condition however, unfortunately their records are in total disarray and paths are not well marked. Location: Section: Shearith Israel, Main entrance, on the left of the Chapel Building, along the path, see map
Name Listed on Cemetery Database: Name listed on marker: Joseph Mayor Asher
Biographical Notes:
Credit: IFJCAH
Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY
Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY
Credit: Map to kever of Rabbi Joseph Mayor Asher
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Congregation Orach Chaim is still around its not far from Mount Sinai Hospital.
After the Rav’s passing Rabbi Dr. Joseph Herman Hertz the Chief Rabbi of the British Empire was installed as Rav from 1911 until 1913 (when he was elected to the Chief Rabbi position).
A history of this shul can be found by going to:
http://www.orachchaim.org/history.asp
TY David T for posting, Yahrzeit is tonight.
If his father was Asher Asher, can we safely assume that these links are him.
Small bio and Picture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asher_Asher
Headstone:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6001314
Was Dr. Asher Asher also a Rav?
Rev. Dr. Joseph Mayor Asher studied with Solomon Schechter in England, and was appointed Proffesor of Homeletics in JTS.
He himself was strictly Orthodox, he wrote a book named “Jewish Food and Health Laws”
The NYT Obituary:
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F70A1EF93D5412738DDDAF0894DA415B898CF1D3
http://goo.gl/BGCr3r
http://goo.gl/j5iOcs
http://goo.gl/qGCnef
A letter included in the archives Zof Rabbi Herbert Goldstein z”l:
– A letter [handwritten copy?] by Rabbi Dr. Joseph Mayer Asher to the President and Board of Trustees of Congregation Bnai Jeshurun delineating the reasons why he will not continue as rabbi of the synagogue when his contract expires at the end of December 1906. “This resolution, which I arrived at with profound regret, after long and careful consideration and with keenest conflict, is due to the apparently fundamental incompatibility of our religious standpoints.” Rabbi Asher urged “the returning to the Old Orthodox usage, and removing the pews and the organ from the Synagogue.” “Furthermore… your trustees … urged the introduction of new English prayers in the Sabbath Ritual… As that portion of the services… is already largely English, these suggested additions would utterly destroy the whole Jewish character of the Services.”