Simcha Rappaport

Rabbi Simcha Hagadol HaKohen Rappaport (Hebrew: שמחה הכהן ראפאפארט; b. 1650 - August 4, 1718) was a 17th-century Ukrainian rabbi and progenitor of the Rappaport rabbinic dynasties. Born in about 1650 in L'viv, Ukraine. His father, Rabbi Nachman of Belz was a minor rabbi and a descendant of Rashi through his mother.[1] In his early years Rabbi Rappaport studied in L'viv. In 1688 he was appointed the Chief Rabbi of Horodna. He was lated appointed to be Av Bris Din of Levov, although he died on the way there on August 4, 1718 in Szczebrzeszyn.[2] The Soloveitchik dynasty claims Rabbi Rappaport as a notable ancestor and progenitor.[3]

Grave of Rabbi Simcha Rappaport

Notable descendants
gollark: The closest thing to a science fair my school did is one night last year or something where everyone presented DT (design and technology) projects.
gollark: It's not a battle competition, so I don't know *why* you would do that.
gollark: The competition rules for the one we do *explicitly say* that your robot may not be on fire, oddly.
gollark: Some of the non-programming people are doing hardware design somewhat, which is useful.
gollark: Only the computer science cohort of not many people is doing it, but due to scheduling only about 3 of us actually have significant programming experience.

References
  1. "HebrewBooks.org Sefer Detail: עיר דובנא ורבניה -- פסס, פינחס בן ישעיה". www.hebrewbooks.org. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  2. "לקורות היהודים בלובלין - ניסנבוים, שלמה ברוך, 1866-1926 (page 66 of 177)". www.hebrewbooks.org. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  3. "Rabbi Simcha Hagadol HaKohen Rappaport, A.B.D. Lwow". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
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