Zev Segal
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Zev Segal was an Orthodox Jewish
Rabbi
.
Segal was born in Saratov, Russia and moved to Israel as a toddler. He survived the 1929 Hebron massacre. He was the founding rabbi of the Young Israel of Newark, and served there for thirty-three years, from 1945 to 1978. During this period, Segal also served a three year term as president of the Rabbinical Council of America
, from 1968 to 1971.
Segal is father of radio broadcaster Nachum Segal
.
Segal was found dead in his car at the bottom of the Hackensack River
on March 6, 2008 after being reported missing a day earlier. He was traveling from an appearance on his son's radio show to an appointment in Livingston, New Jersey
. Segal was 91.
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism , is the approach to Judaism which adheres to the traditional interpretation and application of the laws and ethics of the Torah as legislated in the Talmudic texts by the Sanhedrin and subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and...
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...
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Segal was born in Saratov, Russia and moved to Israel as a toddler. He survived the 1929 Hebron massacre. He was the founding rabbi of the Young Israel of Newark, and served there for thirty-three years, from 1945 to 1978. During this period, Segal also served a three year term as president of the Rabbinical Council of America
Rabbinical Council of America
The Rabbinical Council of America is one of the world's largest organizations of Orthodox rabbis; it is affiliated with The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, more commonly known as the Orthodox Union, or OU...
, from 1968 to 1971.
Segal is father of radio broadcaster Nachum Segal
Nachum Segal
Nachum Segal is an American radio DJ. He has hosted the program Jewish Moments in the Morning since September 1983.-Early career:...
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Segal was found dead in his car at the bottom of the Hackensack River
Hackensack River
The Hackensack River is a river, approximately 45 miles long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor. The watershed of the river includes part of the suburban area outside New York City just west of the lower Hudson River,...
on March 6, 2008 after being reported missing a day earlier. He was traveling from an appearance on his son's radio show to an appointment in Livingston, New Jersey
Livingston, New Jersey
Livingston is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 29,366.Livingston was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 5, 1813, from portions of Caldwell Township and Springfield...
. Segal was 91.