Abraham Hecht

Abraham Hecht ( Avraham Hecht Berl ) (* 5. April 1922 in New York City , United States ; † 5 January 2013 ) was an American Orthodox rabbi , a supporter of the Chabad Lubavitch movement and president of the Rabbinical Court Iggud HaRabbonim (Rabbinical Alliance of America) in New York City.

Rabbi Abraham B. Hecht is considered one of the most outspoken Orthodox rabbis and Torah scholars in the United States.

biography

In addition to various multilingual publications, Rabbi Hecht contributed to the discussions about Mihu Yehudi-Giyur K'halacha ( Who is a Jew? ) Or Shleimus HaAretz-Pikuach Nefesh ( Eretz Israel ).

He initiated protests against the film The Life of Brian , claiming that the film was made "in Hell".

Hecht advocated traditional values within the Jewish community and called for observance of the Seven Commandments ( Sheva Mitzvoth Bnei Noach ).

Rabbi Hecht was a student of Rabbis Menachem Schneerson and Joseph Schneersohn , and was among the best graduates from Tomchei Tmimim Torah College in New York City.

criticism

In 1995, Hecht claimed that Jewish law ( Halakha ) justified the murder of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres after they proposed a withdrawal of Israeli troops from parts of the West Bank and Gaza during the peace negotiations in Oslo .

death

Hecht died on the night of January 5, 2013 in Brooklyn, New York. He was 90 years old. Hecht had nine children. His funeral took place on January 6, 2013 at Shomrei Hadas Chapel in Brooklyn.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Larry Yudelson: rabbis against peace treaty mull assassination, revolts . In: Jewish Telegraphic Agency (reprinted in the Jewish news weekly of Northern California) , June 23, 1995. Retrieved March 26, 2007.
↑ "This film is so grievously insulting that we are genuinely concerned that its contiued showing could result in violence." Quoted in Robert Hewison: Monty Python: the case against . Eyre Methuen Ltd, London 1981, ISBN 0-413-48650-8 , p. 78.
↑ Rabbi Abraham Hecht Passes Away at 90 . IsraelNationalNews.com (English). Retrieved January 7, 2013.
^ Rabbi Avraham B. Hecht, 90 . Chabad.org (English). Retrieved January 7, 2013.
↑ Rabbi Abraham B. Hecht, Sephardic And Chabad Leader, Dies At 90 . The Jewish Week (English). Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.

personal data
SURNAME	Pike, Abraham
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hecht, Avraham Berl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American rabbi
DATE OF BIRTH	April 5, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brooklyn
DATE OF DEATH	5th January 2013
Place of death	Brooklyn

[[[Larry_Yudelson]]-1] Larry Yudelson: rabbis against peace treaty mull assassination, revolts . In: Jewish Telegraphic Agency (reprinted in the Jewish news weekly of Northern California) , June 23, 1995. Retrieved March 26, 2007.

[2] "This film is so grievously insulting that we are genuinely concerned that its contiued showing could result in violence." Quoted in Robert Hewison: Monty Python: the case against . Eyre Methuen Ltd, London 1981, ISBN 0-413-48650-8 , p. 78.

[3] Rabbi Abraham Hecht Passes Away at 90 . IsraelNationalNews.com (English). Retrieved January 7, 2013.

[4] Rabbi Avraham B. Hecht, 90 . Chabad.org (English). Retrieved January 7, 2013.

[JewishW-5] Rabbi Abraham B. Hecht, Sephardic And Chabad Leader, Dies At 90 . The Jewish Week (English). Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2013.