Rabbi Moshe Heinemann | |
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| Personal life | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Parent(s) | Benno Heinemann, Freida Schild |
| Alma mater | Beth Medrash Govoha |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Agudath Israel ofBaltimore |
| Position | Rabbinic Administrator |
| Organization | Star K |
| Residence | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Semikhah | RabbiMoshe Feinstein |
RabbiMoshe Heinemann is anOrthodoxrabbi andPosek who heads the Agudath Israel ofBaltimoresynagogue and is the rabbinical supervisor of theStar Kkashrus certification agency.[1] He studied for many years inBeis Midrash Govoha underRabbiAharon Kotler, and was ordained by RabbiMoshe Feinstein.
He was born inFürth, Germany in 1937. Moshe left with his parents for England shortly afterKristallnacht. They lived in England until the 1950s.
Rabbi Heinemann is widely consulted for rulings in matters ofHalacha, often where complicated technology is involved. He is an expertMohel,Shochet, andSofer, and has trained and certified numerous people in these, as well as other, areas of practical Halacha.[2] Rabbi Heinemann is also an expert on the construction ofEruvin andmikvehs, and is frequently consulted regarding these complicated areas ofHalacha.
Rabbi Heinemann has ruled for over a decade that, onYom Tov, one may raise or lower the temperature onSabbath Mode ovens.[3] In June 2008, a number of prominentPoskim signed a Kol Kore (public pronouncement) stating that this was unequivocally forbidden.[4] The Kol Kore referred to the lenient opinion as a Daas Yachid (a minority opinion that should not be relied upon - literally: the opinion of an individual). After the Kol Kore was released, it was rumored by some[who?] that Rabbi Heineman retracted his opinion regarding this issue and ruled like the Israeli Poskim. However, no written record of his retraction exists, and the website of the Star-K, the Supervision Agency that is governed by Rabbi Heinemann's rulings, continues to promote Rabbi Heinemann's view. It has been noted that Rabbi Heinemann's opinion is consistent with the rulings ofRabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach regardingelectricity.[5]
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