Rabbi Levie Vorst (October 8, 1903 in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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 - July 28, 1987 in Kfar Saba

Kfar Saba

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) was rabbi

Rabbi

In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...

 of Rotterdam

Rotterdam

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 from 1946 to 1959 and chief rabbi from 1959 to 1971.

Vorst served under caretaker chief rabbi Justus Tal from Amsterdam from 1946 to 1954 and under hakham

Hakham

Hakham is a term from Judaism, meaning a wise or skillful man; it often refers to someone who is a great Torah scholar. The word is generally used to designate a cultured and learned person: "He who says a wise thing is called a wise man ["hakham"], even if he be not a Jew"...

 Rodrigues Pereira from 1954 to 1959. In 1959 he became chief rabbi of Rotterdam. In 1971 he immigrated to Israel.