Rabbi Shimshon Dovid Pincus (Hebrew:שמשון דוד פינקוס , August 1944 - April 12, 2001) was an Israeli Haredi Rabbi of American origin, who served in Ofaqim.
In his early years, Rabbi Pincus learned in Beth Hatalmud Rabbinical College yeshiva in New York City under Rabbi Aryeh Leib Malin.[1] Afterwards, he made aliyah to Israel to learn in Brisk yeshiva under Rabbi Berel Soloveitchik, the son of the Brisker Rav. After his marriage, he lived in Bnei Brak and then in the Negev. At this time, he was the Mashgiach of the yeshiva in Ofaqim. Afterwards, he became the Rosh Yeshiva in Yeruham. At the request of Rabbi Elazar Shach and Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, Rabbi Pincus accepted the position of Chief Rabbi of Ofaqim, where he served for over twenty years. Rabbi Pincus also delivered sermons throughout Israel, America, and South Africa. He used to visit Chile with his parents to strengthen the Kehilah in Torah and Mussar.
Rabbi Pincus and his wife, Chaya had 12 children. His wife administered the religious high school "Neve Yocheved" for girls in Ofaqim. In 2001, at the age of 56, Rabbi Pincus was killed in a car accident, along with his wife and 18-year-old daughter, Miriam. They are buried in Jerusalem.[2]
Pincus was renowned as an expert in exegetical understandings of Torah passages. Many people attended his lectures which were recorded on cassette tape, many of which were later transcribed and published after Rabbi Pincus' death. Among his books* are:
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