Benzion Rakow
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Benzion Rakow (1925–1985) was a British communal rabbi and rosh yeshiva of Chayei Olam Yeshiva in Golders Green, London. He was also active in Agudas Yisroel of Great Britain.[1]
Born in Frankfurt, Germany into a distinguished rabbinical family, Benzion Rakow was a direct descendant of Rabbi Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, (author of the Tosefot Yom-Tov commentary on the Mishnah). His father, rabbi Yom-Tov Lipman Rakow, a pupil of the great Volozhin Yeshiva, was a rosh yeshiva in Frankfurt-on-Main.[2] His brother, Rabbi Bezalel Rakow was Rabbi of Gateshead. After his death, his rabbinical position was filled by his eldest son, Rabbi Yom-Tov Lipman Rakow.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Zahn, Chani (1 September 1998). My Father, My Rebbe. Targum Press. ISBN 978-1568711201.
- ↑ Hoff, Zalman (24 July 2002). ""The Ikkar is Gutte Middos" -- A Glimpse into the Life of the Tzaddik Rabbi Benzion Rakow, zt"l". Dei'ah veDibur. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ Scarr, Cindy (27 April 2021). "A Song and a Prayer". Mishpacha. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
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