Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi

Harav Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi Z"L
Children	Rabbi Schneur Ashkenazy (Chief Rabbi of Rishon L'tzion) Rabbi Meir Ashkenazy (Chief Rabbi of Kfar Chabad)[1]

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Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi (1943 – January 14, 2015) was an Orthodox rabbi and a member of the Chabad Hasidic movement. Rabbi Ashkenazi was the chief rabbi of the Chabad community of Kfar Chabad, Israel from 1983 until his death, and was an authority on Halacha (Jewish law).

Rabbi of Kfar Chabad

Rabbi Askenazi served as the Kfar Chabad community's chief rabbi (מרא דאתרא (Marah D'Asra)), meaning "Master of the place" in ancient Judeo-Aramaic. Rabbi Ashkenazi was the spiritual and religious leader for the Kfar Chabad community.

Halachik stances

Rabbi Ashkenazy was widely cited in the Orthodox Jewish press for declaring that long wigs are inappropriate for use as a hair covering under the halachik definition of tzniut.^[2][3]

Family

Rabbi Ashkenazy's son, Schneur Ashkenazy, serves as the chief rabbi of Rishon L'tzion, Israel.^[4]

See also

• Kfar Chabad
• Chabad

References

External links

• Speech by Ashkenazi
• "Rabbi Ashkenazi's Lakewood Visit". Collive.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07. 
• "Rov of Kfar Chabad Meets With Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva » Matzav.com - The Online Voice of Torah Jewry". Matzav.com. 2013-05-20. Retrieved 2013-11-07. 
• "Chabad Delegation in Cairo | Chabad Lubavitch". Chabadworld.net. Retrieved 2013-11-07. 
• "Chief Rabbi of Kfar Chabad Visits Dnepropetrovsk". Eajc.org. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2013-11-07. 
• "Reshet Chabad, Religious Public Schools, Israel". Reshet.org.il. Retrieved 2013-11-07. 
• "The Yeshiva World Who Will Get the Chabad Vote in the Chief Rabbinate Election? " " Frum Jewish News". Theyeshivaworld.com. 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2013-11-07.