Comments on: Amsterdam: Charedi Community Welcomes Horav Pinchas Padva As New Rov

By: ben Yehuda

ben Yehuda — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:38:01 +0000

Why do we speak about Israeli Yordim? Why not about our brethern from Erets Yisraeel who chose tot live here?

We know what yordin means. It sounds very negative.

By: Imanonov

Imanonov — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:26:42 +0000

#5: no; Harav Pinchos is his nephew. His father is Harav Yossef Padva who is a Dayan in London and a brother of the Av Beth Din

By: ffb

ffb — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:37:28 +0000

Is Rabbi Padva a brother of the Av beth din of London?

By: Imanonov

Imanonov — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:39:12 +0000

You are right that Rav Just retired from his position as Chief Rabbi of Amsterdam. That was a mistake on my part. He is today the president of the Chief Rabbinate of the Netherlands and, despite his advanced age, he is still daily active in running its Beth Din and in harbotzas haTorah

By: gaby

gaby — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:14:27 +0000

Rav Padwa was brought in to fill in the gap of daily shiurium that is lacking in this prestiguous community.
Actually there has been a revival in Amsterdam over the past few years. Two years ago the community appointed Rav Aryeh Ralbag from Brooklyn to serve as their Av Bais Din and official Chief Rabbi of the Amsterdam Orthodox Jewish community.(Rav M. Yust retired over 20 years ago from his position). Rav Ralbag has brought in to serve as Dayanim Rav Eliezer Wolf from Marseilles and Rav Refoel Evers from Amsterdam. Also recently with the full encouragement of the Amsterdam Rabbinatte, six new Yungeleit from Eretz Yisroel and a new Rosh Kollel Rav Rapaport have come to the city and are working hand in hand with the Rabbinate and Kehilloh to spread and further Yiddishkeit.
Rav Padwa’s appointment which will also be working hand in hand with the Chief Rabbinate will surely enhance the city’s well known heritage.

By: Imanonov

Imanonov — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:22:57 +0000

The revival of Torah in Amsterdam is a real nes. It has been the dream of a handful of askonim but nobody could ever anticipate the incredible hatzlocho of the shiurim mentioned in the article. It was a pleasure to witness the open simcha with which the Chief Rabbi of Amsterdam, the venerable Gaon Harav Meir Just shlitoh, who for over 40 years has been standing guard and fought constantly against all infringement against authentic Torah, sat there last Sunday night and witnessed this majestic event.