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Chief Rabbi '''David Tevele Schiff''' ({{Langx|he|דוד טעבלי שיף}}; died 17 December 1791; or, in the Hebrew calendar, 26 ] 5551) was the ] of ] and the rabbi of the ] from 1765 until his death. | ||
| Rabbi Schiff was a disciple of Rabbi ], author of the Classic Commentary on the Talmud ''Penei Yehoshua''. He was a contemporary of Rabbi ], ]'s Chief Rabbi and author of the fundamental Responsae ''Noda B'Yehuda''. His most famous disciple was ] of ], famous for his Kabbalistic teachings. | Rabbi Schiff was a disciple of Rabbi ], author of the Classic Commentary on the Talmud ''Penei Yehoshua''. He was a contemporary of Rabbi ], ]'s Chief Rabbi and author of the fundamental Responsae ''Noda B'Yehuda''. His most famous disciple was ] of ], famous for his Kabbalistic teachings. | ||
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British rabbi| Chief RabbiTevele Schiff | |
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| Title | Chief rabbi of Great Britain |
| Personal life | |
| Born | David Tevele Schiff |
| Died | (1791-12-17)17 December 1791 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Chief Rabbi |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
Chief Rabbi David Tevele Schiff (Hebrew: דוד טעבלי שיף; died 17 December 1791; or, in the Hebrew calendar, 26 Kislev 5551) was the chief rabbi of Great Britain and the rabbi of the Great Synagogue of London from 1765 until his death.
Rabbi Schiff was a disciple of Rabbi Jacob Joshua Falk, author of the Classic Commentary on the Talmud Penei Yehoshua. He was a contemporary of Rabbi Yechezkel Landau, Prague's Chief Rabbi and author of the fundamental Responsae Noda B'Yehuda. His most famous disciple was Rabbi Nosson Adler of Frankfurt-am-Main, famous for his Kabbalistic teachings.
Rabbi Schiff's resting place is at Britain's first Ashkenazic cemetery since the expulsion of Jewry in medieval times. It is situated at 27 Alderney Road, London E1 4EG, in London's East End.
References
- Alderman, Geoffrey (1998). Modern British Jewry. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-820759-X.
- Taylor, Derek (2007). British chief rabbis, 1664-2006. Vallentine Mitchell. ISBN 978-0-85303-610-4.
- Shmuel, Feiner; Chaya Naor (2003). The Jewish Enlightenment. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0-8122-3755-2.
- Endelman, Todd M. (2002). The Jews of Britain, 1656 to 2000. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-22720-4.
- Katz, David S. (1997). The Jews in the History of England, 1485-1850. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-820667-4.
- Past Chief Rabbis
- The History of the Great Synagogue
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| Preceded byHart Lyon | Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom 1765–1791 |
Succeeded bySolomon Hirschell |