David Tevele ship
David Tevele Schiff ( Hebrew דוד טעבלי שיף; * in Frankfurt am Main ; † December 17, 1791 ) was Great Rabbi of the United Kingdom and from 1765 until his death Rabbi of the Great Synagogue of London .
Life
He was the son of Solomon Schiff , a member of a well-known and educated family from Frankfurt am Main. His mother's name was Roesche and she was the daughter of the contentious Reb Aberle London . Tevele Schiff was educated in the schools of Rabbis Jacob Poper and Jakob Jehoschua Falk . He was Maggid in Vienna , and also acted as director of the Beth Midrash in Worms and as Dayan (rabbinical judge) in Frankfurt.
After Hart Lyon left London in 1764 it was agreed that his successor should be jointly appointed by the Great Synagogue of London and the Hambro 'Synagogue ; however, both could not agree on a name. The Great Synagogue appointed Rabbi Schiff on February 24, 1765, while the Hambro 'Synagogue selected Rabbi Israel Meshullam Solomon .
He died on December 17, 1791 after serving the rabbinate for 27 years. His wife, Breinle Sinzheim , died many years earlier, shortly after he was employed in London; she left him a son, Moses. He was buried in the old burial ground in Mile End , in close proximity to Rabbi Aaron Hart and the founders of the community. His son Moses Schiff immortalized his memory by publishing his responses , sermons and explanations under the title Lashon Zahav , the "Golden Tongue".
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Past Chief Rabbis. David Tevele ship 1765-1791. In: chiefrabbi.org. Office of the Chief Rabbi, archived from the original on July 17, 2013 ; accessed on May 15, 2016 .
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| SURNAME | Ship, David Tevele |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | דוד טעבלי שיף (Hebrew) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Great Rabbi of the United Kingdom |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1791 |