Rabbi Nachman Bulman | |
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Born | 1925 Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Died | July 6, 2002 Neve Yaakov, Jerusalem, Israel | (aged 76–77)
Religion | Judaism |
Nationality | American–Israeli |
Parent(s) | Rabbi Meir Bulman and Etil Bulman |
Denomination | Orthodox |
Alma mater | Yeshiva University |
Occupation | Rabbi, educator, translator |
Yeshiva | Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) |
Buried | Har HaMenuchot, Jerusalem |
Semikhah | Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary |
Nachman Bulman (1925-July 6, 2002) was an American rabbi associated with Orthodox Judaism.[1] He was born to Rabbi Meir and Etil Bulman after a blessing from the Rebbe of Ger, Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter.[2] He grew up on the Lower East Side, Manhattan, and was, for a brief period, part of the circle of the Rebbe of Modzitz, remaining close to the Rebbe until the latter's death.
He studied at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), where obtained his semicha ("rabbinical ordination"). Turning down offers from various communities because of inadequate standards, he eventually accepted a position in Danville, Virginia, which had a small Jewish community that he served for three years. Subsequently, he served as a synagogue rabbi and Jewish educator in number of cities in the United States for most of his life. In 1975, he moved to Israel and served as rabbi in Migdal HaEmek starting in 1979. During the last few years of his life he served as rabbi of the Nachliel Synagogue in Neve Yaakov, Jerusalem, where he resided at the time of his death.