Aharon Mordechai Rokeach (born 12 October 1975 [7 Cheshvan 5736]) is the only child — and heir — of the current Rebbe of Belz, Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach. Born in Jerusalem, Israel, he was named after his father's uncle, Rabbi Aharon Rokeach, the fourth Belzer Rebbe, and his father's father, Rabbi Mordechai of Bilgoray.[2][3]
Aharon Mordechai Rokeach | |
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| Born | Aharon Mordechai Rokeach 12 October 1975 |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse | Sarah Leah Lemberger |
| Children | 10 sons 3 daughters[1] |
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Family background edit
Aharon Mordechai was born to Yissachar Dov Rokeach and Sarah Hager, daughter of Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Hager, the future Vizhnitzer rebbe, after 10 years of marriage.[4]
Biography edit
The occasion of his bar mitzvah on 18 October 1988 (7 Cheshvan 5749) prompted a mass gathering of Hasidim in the half-finished Belz Great Synagogue in Jerusalem, followed by a Belzer convention that filled the Jerusalem Convention Center.[2]
On July 7, 1992,[2] Aharon Mordechai was engaged to Sarah Leah Lemberger, daughter of Rabbi Shimon Lemberger, Makova Rebbe in Kiryat Ata.[3] They were married on August 3, 1993, in Kiryat Belz, Jerusalem,[2] in the presence of 6,000 people.[3] The couple has ten sons and three daughters.[1]
Current activities edit
As of the early 21st century he is the chairman of the educational board of all Belzer institutions,[2] and makes fund-raising trips abroad on his father's behalf.
References edit
- ^ a b Weissberg, Moshe (15 September 2012). שמחה בבעלזא: בשבת נולד לאדמו"ר עוד נכד [Joy in Belz: Another grandson born to the Admor on Shabbat] (in Hebrew). B'chadrei Haredim. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Landesman, Yerucham. "Born to Lead: How did the Belzer Rebbe breathe new life into a shattered Chassidus?" Mishpacha, 10 October 2011, pp. 30–51.
- ^ a b c Tannenbaum, Rabbi Gershon (7 March 2012). "Belz: Shidduch Of The Decade". The Jewish Press. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Eichler, Rabbi Yisrael. "The Belz Bar Mitzvah: Forging another link in the chain". Hamodia, March 6, 2008, pp. A17-A18.