Eli Chaim Carlebach

Eli Chaim Carlebach (1925-1990) was a rabbi and spiritual leader.

Rabbi
Eliyahu Chaim Carlebach
TitleRabbi
Personal
Born
Eliyahu Chaim Carlebach

January 14, 1925[1]
DiedMarch 23, 1990
ReligionJudaism
SpouseHadassa (Schneerson) Carlebach
ChildrenSterna Citron, Sheina Berkowitz, Y. Billie Dayan, Freyda Laufer and Esther Kugel
ParentRabbi Hartwig Naftali Carlebach
Jewish leader
PredecessorHartwig Naftali Carlebach
PositionRabbi
SynagogueCongregation Kehilath Jacob "The Carlebach Shul" and Hillside Jewish Center

Biography

He was born in 1925,[2] to Hartwig Naftali Carlebach and Paula (Pesse) Cohn. He was the twin brother of Shlomo Carlebach. The Carlebach family is a notable Jewish family originally from Germany that now lives all over the world. He studied at Yeshiva Mesivta Torah Vodaas, in Brooklyn, NY.[3]

On March 16, 1949 he married Hadassah Schneerson.[4] The wedding was attended by many great rabbis, including Rabbi Eliezer Silver.[5] Hadassa's father, Schneour Zalman Schneersohn,[6] was a first cousin of Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, the father of the 7th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson,[7] who said the first 2 blessings under his wedding chupah.[8] Hadassah[9] is a second cousin of Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

His daughter Sterna Citron wrote a book about her fathers stories.[10]

Career

After his father's death in 1967, Eli and his brother assumed the position of spiritual leaders of the Congregation Kehilath Jacob (Founded in 1945),[11] the landmarked[12] "Carlebach Shul," located in the Upper West Side of Manhattan.[13][14] The synagogue was famous for its worshippers, young and old, female and male, traditional and liberal who participated in services there.[15]

His grandson, Rabbi Naftali Citron, is the current Rabbi there.[16]

He was also the rabbi at the Hillside Jewish Center in New Jersey.[17]

He died of a heart attack at the age of 65.[18]

See also

References
  1. "Page 1 in Naturalization Index - NY Eastern Nov 1925-Dec 1957".
  2. "Page 1 in Naturalization Index - NY Eastern Nov 1925-Dec 1957".
  3. Staff, Jewish Press (21 November 2013). "Reb Shlomo Carlebach's Early Years in New York".
  4. "The Extraordinary Case of Rabbi Zalman Schneerson". YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
  5. "Cincinnati Judaica Fund". www.cincinnatijudaicafund.com.
  6. "Schneour Zalman Schneersohn".
  7. Resnick, Molly (23 September 2018). "Daughter Of A Schneerson, Wife Of A Carlebach: An Interview with Mrs. Hadassa Carlebach".
  8. "The Rebbe Was Recorded in 1949". 16 June 2015.
  9. "Hadassah Carlebach".
  10. Why the Baal Shem Tov Laughed: Fifty-two Stories about Our Great Chasidic Rabbis – via rowman.com.
  11. Johnston, Laurie; Herman, Robin (February 3, 1983). "New York Day by Day". The New York Times.
  12. "305 West 79th Street". LANDMARK WEST.
  13. "Carlebach Shul: Our History". carlebachshul.org. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
  14. "A Tribute to My First Rabbi". March 26, 2006.
  15. "Jewish Post 4 April 1990 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program".
  16. "The Carlebach Shul – Rabbi Naftali Citron". www.thecarlebachshul.org.
  17. "Eli C. Carlebach, 65, Rabbi of Synagogue On Upper West Side". The New York Times. March 27, 1990.
  18. "Jewish Post 4 April 1990 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program".
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