Shlomo Leib Brevda (1931 – January 2013) was an American-born rabbi, inspirational Torah leader and mashpia[1] who authored numerous books. Growing up as an average American boy, he attended Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) with plans to pursue a college education. However, he was advised by RIETS’s Rabbi Yeruchim Gorelik to pursue his learning elsewhere; thus, he joined the Mir Yeshiva following its escape from the Holocaust and became a disciple of Rabbi Chatzkel Levenstein, the yeshiva's mashgiach ruchani.[2][3][4] In the 1950s he moved to Israel. Much of Shlomo's writing was about musar and the Vilna Gaon, of whom he was a descendant.[5]: p.39 He was survived by his wife and their "six children, Reb Chaike, Reb Velvel, Reb Aharon, Rachel Altusky, Frume Yasolvsky and Estie Druk."[2]
Rabbi Shlomo Leib Brevda | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1931 |
| Died | January 2013 (aged 81–82) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Yahrtzeit | 26 Tevet, 5773[1] |
Works
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Year in Review 5773". Hamodia. Sep 16, 2013. p. 31.
- 1 2 Rabbi Raphael Fuchs (January 16, 2013). "Rabbi Shlomo Brevda, Influential Torah Scholar, Passes Away". The Jewish Press.
- ↑ Rabbi Nachman Seltzer (2015). Class Acts 2. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-4226-1663-5.
- ↑ https://www.torahanytime.com/speakers/68
- 1 2 Rabbi Nachman Seltzer; Rabbi Daniel Yaakov Travis (2018). Encounters with Greatness. Shaar Press/Artscroll. ISBN 978-1-4226-2049-6.
- ↑ Rabbi Shlomo Brevda (22 November 2016). The Miracles of Purim. ISBN 978-1-5086-9414-4.
External links
edit- RavBrevda.org, a website dedicated to his works and shiurim