Shmuel Leib Levin
Rabbi Shmuel Leib Levin | |
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| Chief Rabbi of Moscow | |
| In office 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Shmarya Yehuda Leib Medalia |
| Succeeded by | Shlomo Shleifer |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1890 |
| Died | 26 October 1951 (aged 60–61) |
| Dynasty | Chabad |
| Other names | Shmuel Leib Paritcher |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Dynasty | Chabad |
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Shmuel-Leib Yankelevich Levin (1890–26 October 1951) was a Russian Hasidic rabbi who served as the chief rabbi of Moscow for a brief period in 1943. He was known among Chabad hasidim as Shmuel Leib Paritcher, based on his birth place of Paritch.[1]
Biography
Levin was born in Paritch, Russian Empire in 1890, and studied at Yeshiva of Tomchei Temimim in Lyubavichi.[1] After marrying the daughter of Rabbi Meir Simcha Chein of Nevel, he served as a maggid shiur in Tomchei Temimim's branch in Horodyshche,[2] and later as a mashpia in its Poltava branch.[3] In 1943, he was appointed as the chief rabbi of Moscow. Shortly after his appointment, the Moscow Jewish community's official board decided to remove him from his position, feeling he was too extreme.[4] He was replaced by Shlomo Shleifer.[4]
References
- ^ a b Levertov, Moishe (January 2002). "Moscow I". In Goldberg, Daniel (ed.). The Man Who Mocked the KGB. ASIN B0006S3JN6.
- ^ "Chassidus "In the Style of the Times"?!". Anash.org. 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ "Poltava – The City Behind The Niggun". Beis Moshiach Magazine. Chabadinfo. 2025-04-16. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
- ^ a b Galinsky, Ephraim Zalman (2024-06-25). "Secret Shepherds". Mishpacha Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-11.