Burack, Aaron D. (Aaron David), 1892-1960

Rabbi Aaron David Burack (1892-1960) was a Lithuanian-born rabbi and scholar. He was a leading rosh yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and a central figure in the Orthodox Rabbinate and the Mizrachi movement. He studied under a number of prominent Talmudic scholars in the Eastern European yeshivas of Telshe and Slobodka. After emigrating to the United States in 1913, he received his rabbinic ordination from RIETS. He served as rabbi of Congregation Ohel Moshe Chevra Thilim in Brooklyn, New York and the rabbi of HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society). He returned to RIETS as a rosh yeshiva, remaining there for close to forty years.

From the description of Aaron David Burack papers 1894-1958 1922-1958 (Yeshiva University). WorldCat record id: 741647514