David Avraham Spector Explained

David Avraham Spektor, also spelled Schpektor (9 Av 5715  - 12 Tishrei 5774) (9 August 1955  - 16 September 2013) was a Dutch–born Israeli rabbi.^[1] He was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and emigrated to Israel in 1973, after the Yom Kippur war. Spektor studied at several yeshivas for ten years, primarily at Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav and the Meretz Kollel. He was ordained by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel as both a neighbourhood rabbi (Rav Shechunah) and city rabbi (Rav Ir).

Career

Spektor positions included being an army chaplain with the rank of lieutenant in artillery, a rabbi at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, rabbi of the Nokdim community in Gush Etzion, and a lecturer in Michlelet Emunah college for women in Jerusalem.

In 1998 Spektor was appointed the Ashkenazic rabbi of the Givat Sharett neighborhood of Beit Shemesh.^{[2] [3]} He was also a local rabbinate in Beit Shemesh.

Spektor died on 12 Tishrei 5774 (16 September 2013) after having cancer for two years.

Publications

Spektor's books include:

• El-David Responsa on Halachic questions
• Tahorat Eretz Yisrael on ritual purity in halacha and thought
• Torat Eretz Yisrael^[4] on the weekly portion
• Sefer HaGabbai
• Beit Shemesh,^[5] the Biblical town
• Herodian Responsa
• Drama, Art and Graphic Design Responsa^[6]

His wife, Rabbanit Chaya Spektor has also published a book:

• The Value of Childbirth in Jewish Sources

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rabbi David Avraham Spektor Passes Away - Jewish World - News . Israel National News . 2013-09-16 . 2013-09-20.
2. News: Teach, don't burn. https://web.archive.org/web/20140611120131/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-49214000.html. dead. June 11, 2014. December 28, 2001. Jerusalem Post (via HighBeam Research). 13 August 2012.
3. Book: Singer, Saul. Confronting Jihad: Israel and the world after 9/11. registration. 13 August 2012. 2003-09-30. Cold Spring Press : distributed by Simon & Schuster. 9781593600013. 252.
4. Book: Lichtman, Moshe D.. Eretz Yisrael in the Parashah: Essays on the Centrality of the Land of Israel in the Torah : Plus Commentary on Nearly Every Reference to the Holy Land in the Torah. 13 August 2012. 2006-12-01. Devora Publishing. 9781932687705. 214–.
5. Book: Enkin, Ari N.. Dalet amot: halachic perspectives. 13 August 2012. 2008-05-30. Gefen Publishing. 9789652294098. 193.
6. Book: Alexenberg, Mel. The Future of Art in a Postdigital Age: From Hellenistic to Hebraic Consciousness - Second Edition. 13 August 2012. 2011-04-15. Intellect Books. 9781841503776. 210–.