Solomon Hirschell

Rabbi Solomon Hirschell
Rabbi Solomon Hirschell
Chief rabbi of the United Kingdom
In office 1802–1842
Preceded by	Tevele Schiff
Succeeded by	Nathan Marcus Adler
Personal life
Born	(1762-02-12)12 February 1762 London, England
Died	31 October 1842(1842-10-31) (aged 80) London, England
Parent	Hirschel Levin (father)
Occupation	Rabbi
Relatives	Saul Berlin (brother)
Religious life
Religion	Judaism

Portrait of Hirschell

Solomon Hirschell (12 February 1762 – 31 October 1842) was a British rabbi who served as the chief rabbi of the United Kingdom from 1802 to 1842. He is best known for his unsuccessful attempt to stop the spread of Reform Judaism in Britain by excommunicating its leaders.

Hirschell's father was a Polish Jew from Galicia, Hirschel Levin, Chief Rabbi of London and Berlin and a friend of Moses Mendelssohn. His older brother was the Talmudist Saul Berlin. He died on 31 October 1842 (27th of Cheshvan 5603), and was buried in the Brady Street Cemetery near Whitechapel in East End of London.

External links

"Solomon Hirschel – High Priest of the Jews"

History of the Great Synagogue, Cecil Roth, Chapter XIII:Rabbi Solomon Hirschell and his contemporaries (Susser archive)

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The British Chief Rabbinate