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]
Notable descendants
- Chaim Soloveitchik
- Yosef Dov Soloveitchik (Beis Halevi)
- Hayyim Rappaport
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References
- "HebrewBooks.org Sefer Detail: עיר דובנא ורבניה -- פסס, פינחס בן ישעיה". www.hebrewbooks.org. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- "לקורות היהודים בלובלין - ניסנבוים, שלמה ברוך, 1866-1926 (page 66 of 177)". www.hebrewbooks.org. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- "Rabbi Simcha Hagadol HaKohen Rappaport, A.B.D. Lwow". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
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