Aaron Hart
Aaron Uri Phoebus Hart ( Hebrew רבי אהרן אורי פײבוש הרט; * 1670 in Breslau , Holy Roman Empire ; † 1756 in London ) was the first Grand Rabbi of the United Kingdom and from 1704 until his death rabbi of the Great Synagogue of London .
Life
He was the son of Naphtali Hertz from Hamburg ( Hartwig Moses Hart ), a wealthy Jewish resident of the city. After studying at a yeshiva in Poland , he married the daughter of R. Samuel ben Phöbus von Fürth , who in turn wrote comments on the Eben ha'Ezer . It was probably through his wealthy brother, Moses Hart , founder of the Great Synagogue at Dukes Place in London, that Aaron Hart became rabbi of the first Ashkenazi synagogue in that city. It opened on Broad Street , Miter Square , in 1692 .
In 1707 Hart published a small work entitled Urim ve-Tummim (after the oracle stones of the Israelite high priests); this was the first Hebrew-language book to be printed in London.
During his tenure, Jewish life expanded rapidly in Great Britain and the number of small provincial communities grew. Such congregations were often led by individual servants who passed questions to the rabbi of the Great Synagogue. Hart's advice was also sought when it came to appointing a schochet (schächter) and other officials.
A portrait of Rabbi Hart hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in London today .
Web links
- Office of the Chief Rabbi: Past Chief Rabbis ( Memento from July 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) - Information on Aaron Hart (English)
- The Susser Archive - Light and Leading: The Officials of The Community - Informations mit Bildnis
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| SURNAME | Hard, Aaron |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hart, Aaron Uri Phoebus; רבי אהרן אורי פײבוש הרט (Hebrew) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | first Great Rabbi of the United Kingdom |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1670 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wroclaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1756 |
| Place of death | London |