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Category: Translation - Tombstone
Approval Date: 11/14/2021 12:30 PM
Family Surname: Eisenberg/Eisengamer
Country: Lithuania
Town: Uzpaliai
Date of Image: 1990s

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We would like a translation of the Hebrew on this marker to confirm paternal lineage. The stone is located in the Ushpol Hebrew Cemetery in NE Lithuania.

Thank You.

Response

11/14/2021 1:19 PM

Here lies

Our teacher, the rabbi, R' Tzadok

son of Reb Menachem the Levite

He passed away on the 23rd day of the month of

Tamuz of the year 5663

May his soul be bound up in the bond of life.

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'Reb' is an honorific; his father was not a rabbi. The name of the deceased, however, is preceded by an abbreviation that translates to "our teacher, the rabbi". This indicates that he had rabbinical ordination, not necessarily that he was the rabbi of a community or synagogue. The 'R' in front of his name would in that case not be the word 'Reb', but the word 'Rav', meaning rabbi.

He and his father were Levites, a designation passed from father to son, beginning with Levi, one of the 12 sons of Jacob. Levites had special functions in the Temples of old, and still receive recognition in the synagogue today.

The 23rd of Tamuz of the year 5663 began at sunset on July 17th, 1903, and ended at sunset on the 18th.

11/14/2021 11:53 PM

Hello Richard and Viewmate Followers....

I'm sharing my personal interpretation of the word "Reb" with you.....

Most definitely, when there is a designation before the name of a Jewish male, if it is stated as "HaRav" it indicates that he is/(was) an ordained rabbi.

If the Hebrew letters preceding his name are shown as "Mem-Vav-Hey", this stands for "our teacher and rabbi". In this case he is/was a teacher of Judaic and religious studies on the level of a rabbi. (I'm not exactly sure how the rabbinic ordination was done in the European countries in the 1900s or earlier, so this is a question that is asked on occasion.)

So, when it comes to "Reb", I personally choose to state it as this: "It does NOT IMPLY rabbi." Generally, "Reb" is used as a title of honor when preceding the given name(s) of the Jewish male, and it provides a more respectful form and usage.

Jo

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