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The opening as it read in 2020
Shraga Feivel Halevy Zimmerman is the av beit din of the Federation of Synagogues in London.1He accepted the position on the 30th of June 2019, but took office in January 2020. Rabbi Zimmerman succeeded Dayan Lichtenstein as head of the organisation's religious court he is also the former rabbi and av beit din of the Jewish community in Gateshead , United Kingdom . He took up his appointment in 2020, following 11 and a half years in Gateshead where he succeeded Bezalel Rakow , who died in 2003.2He served previously as rabbi to a community in Monsey . Zimmerman's induction in Gateshead was attended by several Haredi rabbis in England, including Rabbi Ephraim Padwa of UOHC and Menachem Mendel Schneebalg of Manchester 's Machzikei Hadath community. Zimmerman is an alumnus of the Mirrer yeshiva and a close disciple of Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik . He has previously been the rabbi in Khal Adath Jeshurun, the Haredi German Ashkenazic community in Monsey, New York . He is a grandson of Yosef Yonah Tsvi Horowitz, rabbi of Unsdorf and Frankfurt and in Letchworth during the war years, who was also one of the rabbis of K'hal Adath Jeshurun in Frankfurt , Germany after Joseph Breuer before World War II. 1 Jul 2019 (1 July 2019).3"Federation UK on Twitter: "Delighted to announce the appointment of Rav Shraga Feivel Zimmerman as Rov & Av Beis Din #FederationRov. At a l'chaim for our Dayonim, Rabbonim & Trustees, he said: "B"sd I look forward to building upon the achievements of my predecessors ... to continue serving klal Yisroel." " .4
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Rabbi Shraga Feivel Halevy Zimmerman is the ABD (Town rabbi) of the Jewish community in Gateshead. He took up his appointment in 2008, in succession to Rabbi Bezalel Rakow , who died in 2003. He served previously as rabbi to a Community in Monsey , USA. Rabbi Zimmerman's induction was attended by the premier chareidi rabbis in England, Rabbi Ephraim Padwa of UOHC and Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneebalg of Manchester 's Machzikei Hadath community. Rabbi Zimmerman is an alumnus of the Mirrer yeshiva and a close disciple of Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik . He has previously been a dayan in K'hal Adath Jeshurun , the chareidi community of Washington Heights , Manhattan , and served as the rabbi of its Monsey community.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Rabbi Shraga Feivel Halevy Zimmerman is the Chief Rabbi or av beis din of the Jewish community in Gateshead , United Kingdom . He took up his appointment in 2008, in succession to Rabbi Bezalel Rakow , who died in 2003. He served previously as rabbi to a community in Monsey , USA. Rabbi Zimmerman's induction was attended by the premier Haredi rabbis in England, including Rabbi Ephraim Padwa of UOHC and Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneebalg of Manchester 's Machzikei Hadath community. Rabbi Zimmerman is an alumnus of the Mirrer yeshiva and a close disciple of Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik . He has previously been a dayan in K'hal Adath Jeshurun , the Haredi community of Washington Heights , Manhattan , and served as the rabbi of its Monsey community.
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Gateshead chief rabbi 2008, Av Beis Din 2019 at Federation of Synagogues/London Shraga Feivel Halevy Zimmerman is the av beis din of the Federation of Synagogues in London. He accepted the position on the 30th of June 2019, but took office in January 2020. Rabbi Zimmerman succeeded Dayan Lichtenstein as head of the organisation's Shechita. He took up this appointment following 11 and-a-half years serving as rabbi and av beis din of the Jewish community in Gateshead , United Kingdom , where he succeeded Bezalel Rakow , who died in 2003.Rav Zimmerman has previously served as a dayan for the Kehal Adass Yeshurun kehilloh in Washington Heights, and later as Rov of Khal Bnei Ashkenaz of Monsey. the Haredi German Ashkenazic community in Monsey, New York . "Federation UK on Twitter: "Delighted to announce the appointment of Rav Shraga Feivel Zimmerman as Rov & Av Beis Din #FederationRov. At a l'chaim for our Dayonim, Rabbonim & Trustees, he said: "B"sd I look forward to building upon the achievements of my predecessors ... to continue serving klal Yisroel." " .
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American-British rabbi Shraga Feivel Halevy Zimmerman is an American-British Haredi rabbi who serves as the rov and av beis din of the Federation of Synagogues in London.He served as the rabbi and av beis din of the Jewish community in Gateshead between 2008 and 2020.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “abd”. Today it says “american and english haredi rabbi who serves as the rov and av beis din of kehillas federation in london”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Gateshead chief rabbi 2008, Av Beis Din 2019 at Federation of Synagogues/London”. It now reads “American and English rabbi”. Read the current article and compare.
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american and english haredi rabbi who serves as the rov and av beis din of kehillas federation in london
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