Eli Chaim Carlebach
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Rabbi Eli Chaim Carlebach | |
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| Title | Rabbi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Eliyahu Chaim Carlebach January 14, 1925[1] |
| Died | March 23, 1990 (aged 65) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Hadassa (Schneerson) Carlebach |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Hartwig Naftali Carlebach |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Congregation Kehilath Jacob "The Carlebach Shul" and Hillside Jewish Center |
Eli Chaim Carlebach (1925–1990) was an American rabbi.
He was born in 1925,[1] to Hartwig Naftali Carlebach and Paula (Pesse) Cohn. He was the twin brother of Shlomo Carlebach. The Carlebach family is a notable Jewish family originally from Germany that now lives all over the world. He studied at Yeshiva Mesivta Torah Vodaas, in Brooklyn, NY.[2]
On March 16, 1949, he married Hadassah Schneerson.[3] The wedding was attended by many great rabbis, including Rabbi Eliezer Silver.[4] Hadassa's father, Schneour Zalman Schneersohn,[5][circular reference] was a first cousin of Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, the father of the 7th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson,[6] who said the first 2 blessings under his wedding chupah.[7] Hadassah[8][circular reference] is a second cousin of Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
His daughter Sterna Citron wrote a book about her fathers stories.[9]
Career
After his father's death in 1967, Eli and his brother assumed the position of spiritual leaders of the Congregation Kehilath Jacob (Founded in 1945),[10] the landmarked[11] "Carlebach Shul," located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.[12][13] The synagogue was famous for its worshippers, young and old, female and male, traditional and liberal who participated in services there.[14]
His grandson, Rabbi Naftali Citron, is the current Rabbi there.[15]
He was also the rabbi at the Hillside Jewish Center in New Jersey.[16]
He died of a heart attack at the age of 65.[14]
