My Teacher, Rabbi Rabinovitch
Reflection on the loss of Rav Nachum Rabinovitch zt”l
Upon hearing of the passing of Rav Nachum Rabinovitch zt”l in May 2020, Rabbi Sacks zt”l said:
“Rabbi Nachum Rabinovitch was one of the intellectual, moral, and spiritual giants of our time. A bold and formidable posek, author of one of the great commentaries to Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, a former Professor of Mathematics at the University of Toronto, master of the entire range of Jewish and secular disciplines, he was above all a teacher, raising up many generations of Torah scholars and fighters for the State of Israel. He was my Rav, I was his disciple, and I count that one of the greatest blessings of my life.”
Rabbi Sacks also offered this longer reflection on the impact of Rav Rabinovitch:
Here we highlight three (among the many) of Rabbi Sacks’ Covenant & Conversation articles that were inspired by Rav Nachum Rabinovitch:
- The Courage to Live with Uncertainty (Noach)
- The Heroism of Tamar (Vayeshev)
- My Teacher: In Memoriam (Matot – Masei)