Elchanan Heilprin
Rabbi Elchanan Halpern | |
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| Born | December 26, 1921 Košice, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | February 18, 2015 (aged 93) London |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Synagogue | Beis Shmuel |
| Buried | Israel |
| Residence | Golders Green, London |
Elchanan Halpern (December 26, 1921 – February 18, 2015) was the Rabbi of the Golders Green neighbourhood of London[1][2] and President of the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations.[2] He was also known as the Av Beit Din of Radomishl[1][2] after the town of his maternal grandfather, Rabbi Shmuel Engel, Rav of Radomishl.
He was born in Košice, Czechoslovakia. Both of his parents were descendants of Rabbi Chaim Halberstam.[3] In his youth, he studied several years under his grandfather, Rabbi Shmuel Engel,[2] until the death of the latter, who was formally eulogised by Halpern,[3] then aged 13. At age 14, Halpern corresponded with Rabbi Joseph Rosen.[1][3][4][5] After his marriage, he settled in London.[2] At the time of Halpern's death, He was considered one of the most senior rabbis in the world. He left behind over 1,400 direct descendants, including grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. His five sons and four sons-in-law all hold important rabbinic positions.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hurvitz, Nattan; Hoffman, Aharon Yosef (2015) [Originally published 2014 in Hebrew]. "Most Descendants on Record". The Book of Amazing Facts and Feats. Vol. 4. Translated into English by Brocha David. Feldheim Publishers. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-59826-149-3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 גאב"ד ראדמושילא: הגאון רבי אלחנן הלפרין זצ"ל. Kikar HaShabbat (in עברית). 18 February 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 נשבה ארון ה' • הגה"צ רבי אלחנן היילפרין גאב"ד ראדומישלא זצוקללה"ה. JDN (in עברית). 18 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ↑ אב"ד ראדומישלא: הגאון רבי אלחנן הלפרין זצ"ל. Bhol (in עברית). 18 February 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ↑ See Joseph Rosen. סימן ריב. שאלות ותשובות צפנת פענח (in עברית). p. 117. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
