Eliyahu Simpson
Rabbi (1889–1976)
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Eliyahu Simpson (Yaichel) (1889–1976)[1] was the Rabbi of the Nusach Ari Tzemach Tzedek Synagogue in Borough Park, Brooklyn[2] for over fifty years. He was one of the heads of Agudas Chasidei Chabad[3] and served as personal gabbai for Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn,[4][5][6] the sixth Rebbe of Lubavitch, after the latter's arrival in the United States.[7]
Rabbi Eliyahu Simpson | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1889 |
| Died | December 1976 (aged 86–87) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Successor | Avrohom Rosenfeld |
| Synagogue | Nusach Ari Tzemach Tzedek |
| Yahrtzeit | 29 Kislev, 5737 |
Rabbi Simpson was born at Babruysk in 1889. He studied at Tomchei Tmimim in Lubavitch for over thirteen years, where he was close to the Rebbe Rashab.[8] He died at New York City on December 21, 1976,[2] after-which he was succeeded as Rabbi of the Synagogue by his son-in-law, Rabbi Avrohom Rosenfeld. Rabbi Rosenfeld's son is married to the daughter of Aaron Rubashkin.[7]
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