Matisyahu Chaim Salomon was an English-born American rabbi, author and public speaker.
14 Facts About Matisyahu Salomon
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Matisyahu Salomon served as the mashgiach ruchani of Beth Medrash Govoha, one of the world's largest yeshivas, located in Lakewood, New Jersey, United States.
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Matisyahu Chaim Salomon was born in London, England to Yaakov and Ettel.
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Matisyahu Salomon considered Lopian to be his main rebbe.
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Matisyahu Salomon started out as assistant mashgiach ruchani in the Gateshead Yeshiva, working under Moshe Schwab.
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Matisyahu Salomon later took over as the senior mashgiach at Gateshead, a position Salomon would hold for almost 30 years.
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Around this time, Matisyahu Salomon began to take a leadership position in the Vaad L'Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel, an advocacy organization seeing to the spiritual needs of Jews in Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.
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Matisyahu Salomon was a lecturer on topics relating to Jewish religious growth and communal issues in the yeshiva world.
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On May 3,2009, Matisyahu Salomon comforted the mourners of a 9-year-old boy who was struck and killed by an errant baseball, reminding them that the boy had already achieved the afterlife, and we "are not here for this world".
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One week later, Matisyahu Salomon gave the keynote address at the 46th annual Agudath Israel of America National Siyum Mishnayos, which honored students' achievements in the study of Mishnah.
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Matisyahu Salomon was not opposed to whistleblowing blogs focused on the Orthodox community, so long as the bloggers avoided the use of profanity and sarcasm.
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For similar reasons, Matisyahu Salomon discouraged the adoption of kosher versions of forbidden foods such as cheeseburgers, pork and shellfish.
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Matisyahu Salomon was married to Miriam, a descendant of Jacob Joshua Falk, from 1960 until her death in 2016.
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Matisyahu Salomon died in Lakewood on January 2,2024, at age 86, and was buried in Jerusalem's Har HaMenuchot cemetery.