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Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi (27 March 1929 – 26 October 2023) was an Israeli Haredi (ultra-orthodox) rabbi, and a leader of the non-Hasidic Lithuanian Jews.[1] He was the Rosh Yeshiva (dean) of Ateres Yisrael in Bayit Vegan in Jerusalem,[2] and a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah from the Degel HaTorah faction.[3][1][4]
Rav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi ברוך מרדכי אזרחי | |
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| Title | Rosh Yeshiva |
| Personal | |
| Born | 27 March 1929 |
| Died | 26 October 2023 (aged 94) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Spouse | Shulamit Ezrachi |
| Alma mater | Hebron Yeshiva |
| Position | Rosh Yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Ateres Yisrael |
| Other | Member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah |
Ezrachi was the son-in-law of Rabbi Meir Chodosh.[5] In 1976, he started a yeshiva in Bayit Vegan called Ateres Yisroel which he moved to Modi'in in 1979.
He died on 26 October 2023, at the age of 94.[6]
Ezrachi's brother is Rabbi Yitzchok Ezrachi, a Rosh Yeshiva at the Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem.
Works
editEzrachi wrote many volumes of commentary on Torah, Talmud, halacha (Jewish law), Jewish festivals, and thought, called Birkas Mordechai (Hebrew: ברכת מרדכי Blessings of Mordechai).
References
edit- ^ a b Ettinger, Yair (21 October 2013). "Analysis The Irreparable Split in Israel's Lithuanian ultra-Orthodox Community". Haaretz. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Ateres Yisrael Yeshiva Buildings in Yerushalayim Approved - Yeshiva World News". theyeshivaworld.com. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "HaGaon Rav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi Taken to the Hospital - Yeshiva World News". theyeshivaworld.com. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Ateret Yisrael". www.torahindex.com. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "BDE: Rebbetzin Shulamis Ezrachi, Wife Of Rabbi Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi, Passes Away At 91 - VINnews". Vos Iz Neias. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Rabbi Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi passed away at 94". Israel National News. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
External links
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