Joseph Eliahu Henkin
Joseph Eliahu Henkin (also: Yosef Eliyahu Henkin ; born January 30, 1881 in Klimowitschi , † August 12, 1973 in Manhattan , New York City , New York ) was an American Orthodox rabbi .
He was born in the Russian Empire and studied at the Slutzker Yeshiva under Rav Isser Salman Meltzer. After working as a rabbi in several Russian cities, he emigrated to the United States in 1922. In 1925 he became director of the non-profit Jewish aid organization Ezras Torah and worked for Ezras Torah until the end of his life. Ezras Torah published an annual calendar (Luach) with all synagogues, religious guidelines, instructions for each day including explanations and instructions. All traditional non- Hasidic synagogues in North America followed the guidelines of Henkins and his school.
In 1936 Rav Henkin declared the New Yorker Eruv, formed in 1905 under Rav Jehoshua Seigel, to be questionable or invalid. Rav Henkin was then decisively involved in many Eruv discussions (Manhattan-Eruv).
Rav Henkin was anti- Zionist and contradicted the views of the Satmar Rebbe .
The American lawyer Louis Henkin was one of two sons.
Web links
- Adam Mintz: Rabbi Yosef Eliyahu Henkin: A Forgotten American Posek In: seforim.blogspot.com., Accessed October 6, 2018 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Joseph Eliahu Henkin in the US Social Security Death Register (SSDI), accessed October 6, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Henkin, Joseph Eliahu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Henkin, Yosef Eliyahu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American Orthodox rabbi |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 30, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Klimovichi |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 1973 |
| Place of death | Manhattan , New York City , New York |