Zev Segal
Rabbi Zev Segal | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | January 7, 1917 |
| Died | March 5, 2008 (aged 91) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse | Esther Piperburg[1] |
| Children | Nachum, Moshe, Yigal, Chaim Nathan, Leah, and Peninah |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Pesach Levovitz |
| Successor | Bernard L. Berzon |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Young Israel of Newark |
| Position | President |
| Organisation | Rabbinical Council of America |
| Began | 1968 |
| Ended | 1971[2] |
| Buried | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Semikhah | Skokie Yeshiva |
Zev Segal (January 7, 1917 – March 5, 2008) was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi.
Biography
[edit]Segal was born in Saratov, Russia and moved to Palestine as a toddler.[2] He survived the 1929 Hebron massacre. He was the founding rabbi of the Young Israel of Newark, and served there for thirty-three years, from 1945 to 1978.[3] During this period, Segal also served a three-year term as president of the Rabbinical Council of America, from 1968 to 1971.[2]
Segal was the father of radio broadcaster Nachum Segal, and Rabbi Nate Segal of Staten Island.
Segal was found dead in his car at the bottom of the Hackensack River on March 6, 2008, after being reported missing a day earlier.[1] He was traveling from an appearance on his son's radio show to an appointment in Livingston, New Jersey. Segal was 91.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hevesi, Dennis (March 9, 2008). "Rabbi Zev Segal, Orthodox Leader Who Took Interfaith Approach to Social Issues, Dies at 91". New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ a b c Levi Julian, Hana (9 March 2003). "A Classic of the Time, Rabbi Zev Segal, Dead at 91". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ The congregation moved to South Orange in 1970, see Inventory to the Young Israel South Orange Jewish Center (South Orange, N.J.) Records.
- ^ "Rabbi Is Found Dead in River, Inside His Car". The New York Times. March 7, 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2010.