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Aharon Lichtenstein (May 23, 1933 – April 20, 2015) was a noted Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva.〔Fischer, Elli. ("Who Is Aharon Lichtenstein? Introducing the extraordinary rabbi who next week will receive Israel’s highest honor." ) ''Mosaic Magazine''. April 30, 2014. Accessed June 2, 2014.〕 He was an authority in Jewish law ("Halacha").〔Goldberg, Jeffrey. ("A Bit of Good News on the Don't-Sell-to-the Arabs Controversy." ) ''The Atlantic''. December 14, 2010. Accessed June 2, 2014.〕 ==Biography== Rabbi Lichtenstein was born in Paris, France, but grew up in the United States, studied in Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin under Rabbi Yitzchok Hutner. He earned a BA and ''semicha'' ("rabbinic ordination") at Yeshiva University under Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, whose daughter Tovah he would later marry, and a PhD in English Literature at Harvard University, where he studied under Douglas Bush. After serving as Rosh yeshiva at Yeshiva University for several years, Rabbi Lichtenstein answered Rabbi Yehuda Amital's request in 1971 to join him at the helm of Yeshivat Har Etzion, located in Gush Etzion, and moved to Jerusalem. He maintained a close connection to Yeshiva University as a Rosh Kollel for the Gruss Institute in Jerusalem, an affiliate of Yeshiva University and its rabbinical school, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. In 2005, he and his wife Dr. Tovah (née Soloveitchik) moved to Alon Shvut, where Yeshivat Har Etzion is located. They were married in 1960 and have six children. On January 4, 2006, Rabbi Yaaqov Medan and Rabbi Baruch Gigi were officially invested as co-roshei yeshiva alongside Rav Amital and Rav Lichtenstein, with an eye toward Rabbi Amital's intention to retire.〔(Yeshivat Har Etzion Roshei Yeshiva )〕 On October 28, 2008, Rav Lichtenstein's eldest son, Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein, was officially invested as co-Rosh Yeshiva, simultaneous with Rav Amital's official retirement, this time with an eye toward Rav Aharon Lichtenstein's eventual plan to retire. He was committed to intensive and original Torah study and articulates a bold Jewish worldview that embraces elements of modernity within the framework of a Torah life, reflecting the tradition of his teacher and father-in-law, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik in line with Centrist Orthodoxy.〔(An Interview with Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein )〕 Lichtenstein was awarded the Israel Prize for Jewish Literature on Israeli Independence Day: May 6, 2014.〔(''Israel National News''. )〕 He died on April 20, 2015. He was a source of inspiration for a wide circle of Jewry, for both his educational attainments and his intellectual and spiritual leadership.〔See, for example, ("An Ideal Rosh Yeshiva" ). Edah Journal 5:1 (Tammuz, 2005)] (PDF), by Dr. Alan Brill (stating, "Orthodox Jews of all leanings, myself included, have the deepest respect for, even awe of, R. Lichtenstein’s piety, learning, and humanity. He is the ideal rosh yeshivah—erudite, humble, and moral.").〕 He was especially admired by many centrist Modern Orthodox leaders.〔''FIRST THINGS, the Journal of Religion, Culture, and Public Life'', "For Torah and Culture" by Dr. David Singer (April 20, 2005)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aharon Lichtenstein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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