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Elya Svei (March 19, 1924 ( Taanis Esther 5684 ) – March 26, 2009 ( Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5769 )) was the Rosh Yeshiva of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia together with Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky , and was internationally known for his incisive, brilliant and clear shiurim (lectures), and his ability to offer sage advice to thousands of Jews worldwide. Rav Svei was born in Slabodka , died in Philadelphia, and was buried in Jerusalem. He attended Yeshiva Torah Vodaath , graduating its Hebrew Parochial High School division in 1941. He was described as being a genuine Beis Medrash talmid (student), and "not the average Mesifta boy." Rav Svei was a primary student of Rabbi Aharon Kotler . Until his illness in the period before his death, he was regarded as one of the leaders of Charedi Jewry, and was a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah and chairman of the Rabbinic Administrative Board of Torah Umesorah , until he resigned from both in June 2002, reportedly due to an ideological dispute with his colleagues. Rabbi Svei's father was a member of the Kovno Kollel in Slabodka and spent his early years there. Rabbi Svei was a son-in-law of Rabbi Avraham Kalmanowitz , the founder of the Brooklyn branch of the Mir Yeshiva , and was the brother-in-law of Rabbi Shmuel Berenbaum . His advice was sought after by the leading Roshei Yeshiva in America - including the deans of his own alma mater - Bais Medrash Govoha in Lakewood. He was the leading force behind the establishment of Sinai Academy in Brooklyn, a middle school and high school catering to the children of primarily non-observant Russian Jewish immigrants. (Rabbi Portnoy formerly ran the American Program in Yeshivas Kol Torah and had a close relationship with Hagoan Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach ) Eller, Norman (1941).1
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Rabbi Elya Svei (March 19, 1924 ( Taanis Esther 5684 ) – March 26, 2009 ( Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5769 )) was the Rosh Yeshiva of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia together with Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky , and was internationally known for his incisive, brilliant and clear shiurim (lectures), and his ability to offer sage advice to thousands of Jews worldwide. He was a primary student of Rabbi Aharon Kotler . Until his illness in the period before his death, he was regarded as one of the leaders of Charedi Jewry, and was a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah and chairman of the Rabbinic Administrative Board of Torah Umesorah , until he resigned from both in June 2002, reportedly due to an ideological dispute with his colleagues. Rabbi Svei's father was a member of the Kovno Kollel in Slabodka and spent his early years there. Rabbi Svei was a son-in-law of Rabbi Avraham Kalmanovitz , the founder of the Brooklyn branch of the Mir Yeshiva , and was the brother-in-law of Rabbi Shmuel Berenbaum . His advice was sought after by the leading Roshei Yeshiva in America - including the deans of his own alma mater - Bais Medrash Govoha in Lakewood. He was the leading force behind the establishment of Sinai Academy in Brooklyn - the organization that has spearheaded the resurgence of Russian born Talmudic scholars.
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Rabbi Elya Svei (March 19, 1924 ( Taanis Esther 5684 ) – March 26, 2009 ( Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5769 )) was the Rosh Yeshiva of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia together with Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky , and was internationally known for his incisive, brilliant and clear shiurim (lectures), and his ability to offer sage advice to thousands of Jews worldwide. He was a primary student of Rabbi Aharon Kotler . Until his illness in the period before his death, he was regarded as one of the leaders of Charedi Jewry, and was a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah and chairman of the Rabbinic Administrative Board of Torah Umesorah . Rabbi Svei's father was a member of the Kovno Kollel in Slabodka and spent his early years there. Rabbi Svei was a son-in-law of Rabbi Avraham Kalmanovitz , the founder of the Brooklyn branch of the Mir Yeshiva , and was the brother-in-law of Rabbi Shmuel Berenbaum . His advice was sought after by the leading Roshei Yeshiva in America - including the deans of his own alma mater - Bais Medrash Govoha in Lakewood. He was the leading force behind the establishment of Sinai Academy in Brooklyn, a middle school and high school catering to the children of primarily non-observant Russian Jewish immigrants.
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Russian-born American Haredi rabbi, educator, and Talmudic scholar (1924–2009) Elya Svei (March 19, 1924 ( Taanis Esther 5684 ) – March 26, 2009 ( Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5769 )) was an American Haredi Jewish rabbi and co- rosh yeshiva (with Shmuel Kamenetsky ) of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia .He was born in Kaunas and died in Philadelphia .
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Russian-born American Haredi rabbi, educator, and Talmudic scholar (1924–2009) Elya Svei ( Hebrew : אליה סווי ; March 19, 1924 ( Taanis Esther 5684 ) – March 26, 2009 ( Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5769 )) was an American Haredi Jewish rabbi and co- rosh yeshiva (with Shmuel Kamenetsky ) of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia . He was born in Kaunas and died in Philadelphia .
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rosh yeshiva of the talmudical yeshiva of philadelphia together with rabbi shmuel kamenetsky
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american haredi jewish rabbi and co- rosh yeshiva
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