Rabbi Nisson Alpert | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1927 (1927) Polanka,Poland |
| Died | May 25, 1986(1986-05-25) (aged 57–58) |
| Buried | Har Hazeisim, Jerusalem |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Zeldi Scheinberg |
| Parent(s) | Rabbi Shabsai Alpert, Guta Yachne Joselowitz |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Agudath Israel of Long Island |
| Position | Rosh Yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | RIETS |
| Semikhah | Rabbi Moshe Feinstein |
Nisson Alpert (1927 – May 25, 1986) was an Americanrabbi who wasRosh Yeshiva at theRabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary.
Nisson Lipa Alpert was born in 1927 in Polanka,[1] a smallshtetl in Poland. He was named after his maternal grandfather Nisson Lipa Joselowitz, rosh yeshiva in Lazday, Poland, and later the rabbi of Polanka. His father Rabbi Shabsai Alpert was a student of the Mir Yeshiva and cousin of RabbiYisrael Meir Kagan, the Chofetz Chaim.[2] His mother was Guta Yachne Joselowitz. He had three sisters: Rita, Sarah, and Freida.
Alpert's father decided to move his family to the United States, and traveled there ahead of his family. However, World War II broke out before everyone could come. In December 1939, his mother and family crossed the border to Lithuania. Rebbetzin Alpert obtained one of the first transit visas fromChiune Sugihara, and crossed Russia with the family to Japan. From there they traveled to San Francisco, and finally to theLower East Side ofNew York City.
Although Alpert arrived in America at the age of 12 with no knowledge of English, he graduatedWashington Irving High School as valedictorian of his class. He learned atMesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem, where he became a very close disciple of RabbiMoshe Feinstein.
Alpert was one of the founders ofPeylim.[3]
He first was rabbi of the East Third Street Shul on the Lower East Side, and later became the rav of Agudath Israel of Long Island. In 1967, he was appointed as aRosh Yeshiva at theRabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, before becoming the first RoshKollel of its Kollel L’Horaah— Yadin-Yadin. He was a great Torah scholar.
In 1983, the Alperts suffered the sudden loss of their 19-year-old son Yishaya Mendel.
A resident ofFar Rockaway, Queens, Alpert died at the age of 58 on May 25, 1986.[4][5] about two months after the passing of his mentor, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. He is buried onHar Hazeisim inJerusalem.[6]
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