Gedalia Dov Schwartz
Rabbi Gedalia Dov Schwartz | |
|---|---|
| Title | Rosh Beth Din |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Gedalia Dov Schwartz January 24, 1925 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 9, 2020 (aged 95) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Children | Avraham Yishaya Rivka Leah Chaim Heschel |
| Parent | Avraham |
| Occupation | Rabbi, posek, scholar |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Organisation | Beth Din of America Chicago Rabbinical Council |
| Began | 1991 |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
| Semikhah | Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary |
Gedalia Dov Schwartz (January 24, 1925 — December 9, 2020) was an eminent American Orthodox rabbi, scholar, and posek (halakhic authority) who lived in Chicago, Illinois. From 1991 to 2013, when he gave his position as Av Beth Din to Rabbi Yona Reiss, he was the av beis din (head of the rabbinical court) of both the Beth Din of America and the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc) as well as the rosh beth din (chief presiding judge) of the National Beth Din of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA). He was also editor of HaDarom, the RCA Torah journal.