Shmuel Leib Levin
Russian rabbi
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Shmuel-Leib Yankelevich Levin (1890–26 October 1951) was a Russian Hasidic rabbi who served as the chief rabbi of Moscow for a brief period in 1943. He was known among Chabad hasidim as Shmuel Leib Paritcher, based on his birth place of Paritch.[1]
Rabbi Shmuel Leib Levin | |
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| Chief Rabbi of Moscow | |
| In office 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Shmarya Yehuda Leib Medalia |
| Succeeded by | Shlomo Shleifer |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1890 |
| Died | 26 October 1951 (aged 60–61) |
| Dynasty | Chabad |
| Other name | Shmuel Leib Paritcher |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Dynasty | Chabad |
Biography
Levin was born in Paritch, Russian Empire in 1890, and studied at Yeshiva of Tomchei Temimim in Lyubavichi.[1] After marrying the daughter of Rabbi Meir Simcha Chein of Nevel, he served as a maggid shiur in Tomchei Temimim's branch in Horodyshche,[2] and later as a mashpia in its Poltava branch.[3] In 1943, he was appointed as the chief rabbi of Moscow. Shortly after his appointment, the Moscow Jewish community's official board decided to remove him from his position, feeling he was too extreme.[4] He was replaced by Shlomo Shleifer.[4]
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