Moshe Aharon Poleyeff | |
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Born | 1888
Timkovitz, Belarus |
Died | 1966 (aged 77–78)
[1] |
Occupation | Rosh Yeshiva |
Spouse | Rochel |
Children | Rabbi Israel Poleyeff Chaim Paley (Hymie) Abraham Paleyeff Sarah Goldstein Rosalind Rosenbaum [2] |
Moshe Aharon Poleyeff (1888 – 1966) was an American rabbi, teaching at Yeshiva University (YU) in New York where he was a Rosh Yeshiva for over 45 years, [3] training generations of rabbis, including Mordechai Gifter.
Poleyeff was born in 1888, in Timkovitz, near Slutsk, 98 km (61 mi) south of Minsk, Belarus [4] [5] (White Russia). [3]
He was a student of Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, by whom he was ordained in 1910; [4] married 1912. [3]
Poleyeff arrived in the United States in 1920, and immediately began a teaching career at Yeshiva University in New York, where for about 46 years he was a YU/ RIETS Roshei Yeshiva [6] and had thousands of students. [4] His "Thursday Shiur" teaching methodology incorporated a student-presented topic, followed by discussion; he helped the student prepare the prior week or two. [3]
Poleyeff died 2 Kislev 5727 (November 1966).
Moshe Aharon Poleyeff | |
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Born | 1888
Timkovitz, Belarus |
Died | 1966 (aged 77–78)
[1] |
Occupation | Rosh Yeshiva |
Spouse | Rochel |
Children | Rabbi Israel Poleyeff Chaim Paley (Hymie) Abraham Paleyeff Sarah Goldstein Rosalind Rosenbaum [2] |
Moshe Aharon Poleyeff (1888 – 1966) was an American rabbi, teaching at Yeshiva University (YU) in New York where he was a Rosh Yeshiva for over 45 years, [3] training generations of rabbis, including Mordechai Gifter.
Poleyeff was born in 1888, in Timkovitz, near Slutsk, 98 km (61 mi) south of Minsk, Belarus [4] [5] (White Russia). [3]
He was a student of Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, by whom he was ordained in 1910; [4] married 1912. [3]
Poleyeff arrived in the United States in 1920, and immediately began a teaching career at Yeshiva University in New York, where for about 46 years he was a YU/ RIETS Roshei Yeshiva [6] and had thousands of students. [4] His "Thursday Shiur" teaching methodology incorporated a student-presented topic, followed by discussion; he helped the student prepare the prior week or two. [3]
Poleyeff died 2 Kislev 5727 (November 1966).