Rabbis of Ruzhany

A yeshiva was established and maintained by members of the Pines family, who were wealthy merchants.

Name Year Comments Source
Rabbi Israel ben Sholom
early 17th century
In 1657 two rabbis, Rabbi Israel ben Sholem and Rabbi Tuvia ben Joseph,were executed on account of an unproved blood libel accusation.Descendants of Rabbi Israel then took the name Zak, an acronym for Zera Kodesh, meaning "the holy seed". AL
Rabbi Tobias ben Joseph
early 17th century
In 1657 two rabbis, Rabbi Israel ben Sholem and Rabbi Tuvia ben Joseph,were executed on account of an unproved blood libel accusation. AL
Rabbi Jonathan ben Joseph
1700
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Rabbi Avigdor ben Schmuel ("Harif")
18th century
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Rabbi Yakov SOFER Hakohen

18th century

Born.Zloczew? Died27 Iyar 5523 (1765) buried in Pinsk served In Pinsk & Ruzhany as Rabbi, Dayan SHATZ. Was also a Sofer Stam. Was the son of Eliezer b'Elazar KATZ Of Zloczew. YK
Rabbi Isacc Haver
1819-1833
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Rabbi Mordechai Gimpel JAFFE (YOFFE)
1820-1890
A rabbi in Ruzhany and a colonist in Eretz Israel. SF
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Rabbi Ghirsh ZAKIN
1838
Elected May, 1838 Synagogue elections
Rabbi Duber KESTIN
1823-1890
Born in Bodki, Grodno province, in 1823, Feb 21. Passed away at the age of 66. HO
Rabbi Jacob Eizer SHERESHEVSKY
~1860-~1902
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Rabbi Yizhack Ignatz LEMBERGER
1912
Son of Arie Leib Lemberger, born in 1882. Ohel Shem
Rabbi Shabse VOLACH (WALLACH) A Zak descendant and an uncle of Maxim Litvinov, Soviet foreign minister.
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Rabbis Born In Ruzhany
Rabbi Meir BASIN
1912
Ohel Shem
Ohel Shem
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