Moshe Aharon Poleyeff (1888 – 1966) was an American rabbi, teaching at Yeshiva University (YU) in New York where he was a Rosh Yeshiva for over 45 years,[3] training generations of rabbis, including Mordechai Gifter.
Moshe Aharon Poleyeff | |
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| Born | 1888 Timkovitz, Belarus |
| Died | 1966 (aged 77–78)[1] |
| Occupation | Rosh Yeshiva |
| Spouse | Rochel |
| Children | Rabbi Israel Poleyeff Chaim Paley (Hymie) Abraham Paleyeff Sarah Goldstein Rosalind Rosenbaum[2] |
Biography edit
Poleyeff was born in 1888, in Timkovitz, near Slutsk, 98 km (61 mi) south of Minsk, Belarus[4][5] (White Russia).[3]
He was a student of Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, by whom he was ordained in 1910;[4] married 1912.[3]
Poleyeff arrived in the United States in 1920, and immediately began a teaching career at Yeshiva University in New York, where for about 46 years he was a YU/RIETS Roshei Yeshiva[6] and had thousands of students.[4] His "Thursday Shiur" teaching methodology incorporated a student-presented topic, followed by discussion; he helped the student prepare the prior week or two.[3]
Poleyeff died 2 Kislev 5727 (November 1966).
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References edit
- ^ The main YU/RIETS archive incorrectly says 1967; see TALK page
- ^ "Sara Feidelson Goldstein, 94". Legacy.com.
- ^ a b c d "Rav Hershel Schachter Featured Speaker at 30th Yartzeit of HaGaon Rav Moshe Aharon Poleyeff zt"l: To be held at Cong. Ahavath Achim, Brooklyn, Wed. 2 Kislev (Nov. 13)". The Jewish Press. November 1, 1996. p. 87.
- ^ a b c "HaRav HaGaon R. Moshe Aharon Poleyeff ZT"L, 1888-1967". YU.edu.
- ^ see TALK page re "1967" (vs. 1966, the documented date. The Hesped was Dec. 5, 1966; passing was Nov. 15, 1966.
- ^ Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff (2011). From Washington Avenue to Washington Street. ISBN 9789652299857.
- ^ Published 1930 in Warsaw, Poland, despite already living in the USA since 1920. "Warsaw 1930, Machaneh Yisroel, Moshe Aaron Poleyeff, Vintage Yeshiva University Judaica".
- ^ Poleyeff, Moses Aaron. Sefer MaChaNeh Yisroel, Volume 2.
- ^ Poleyeff, Moses Aaron (1939). Be'er Avraham.
- ^ Sefer Or ha-shemesh. Kovets Hadoshim u-ve'urim ba-Sugiyot ha-Shas, Rambam u-Poskim. 1959.
- ^ (also reprinted posthumously)
- ^ "orach mishor". AbeBooks.com.
- ^ Moses A. Poleyeff (1949). Orach mishor.
- From Washington Avenue to Washington Street, by Aaron Rakefet-Rothkoff. Gefen Publishing House, 2011 (ISBN 9652299855 and 9789652299857).
- Rebbi: The Memoirs of Rabbi Moshe Aharon Poleyeff (1995) Poleyeff, Moses Aaron (1995). Rebbi: The Memoirs of Rabbi Moshe Aharon Poleyeff.
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