Rabbi Shmuel Salant | |
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Personal | |
Born | January 2, 1816 |
Died | August 16, 1909 August 16, 1909 | (aged 93)
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | 1. Fruma Shapiro 2. Toiva 3. Rosha-Dreiza 4. Chaya Hirshberg |
Children | Binyamin Beinush Chaya (Bardekey) Rebeka (Hirshberg) |
Parent | Tzvi & Raisa Salant |
Denomination | Orthodox |
Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Rabbi Meir Auerbach |
Successor | Rabbi Chaim Berlin |
Position | Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem |
Buried | Mount of Olives |
Residence | Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
Shmuel Salant (Hebrew: שמואל סלנט; January 2, 1816 – August 16, 1909) served as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem for almost 70 years. He was a renowned Talmudist and Torah scholar.