Subate

Born in 5623 (1863) in the city of Kėdainiai, district of Kovna, to his father who was rosh yeshiva in the city and rabbi of Rogova and Pasvalys (Pasval).

He studied in Volozhin. Son-in-law of the aforementioned R. Eliyahu Shmuel.

He served here in the rabbinate from 5654 until 5659 (1894–1899). After his father's passing he was accepted to fill his place in the rabbinate of Pasvalys, and served there in the rabbinate until his passing on 9 Kislev 5685 (6 December 1924).

A responsum to him was printed in Ma'aneh Eliyahu (to his father-in-law's relative the Gaon the Aderet), section 93. Similarly in the book Shechiyot HaChemdah of his brother-in-law R. Moshe Michel Shmuel Shapira, rabbi of Rogova, section 14, a responsum to him was printed, and in his book Mizrach Shemesh he cites Torah teachings in his name.

Torah novellae from him were printed in Kol BaRamah (pp. 38 ff.) and in the collections Torah MiTzion.

Ohalei Shem, pp. 145–6. Di Geshikhte, p. 188. Monthly Sha'arei Tzion, Kislev–Tevet 5685, p. 17.

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