Rabbi Moshe Dovid (Moses D.) Tendler z”l passed away on Shemini Atzeres. He was 95 years old.
Rabbi Tendler was the rov of the Community Synagogue of Monsey, New York and served as a senior rosh yeshiva at Yeshiva University’s Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchok Elchonon and the Rabbi Isaac and Bella Tendler Professor of Jewish Medical Ethics and Professor of Biology at Yeshiva College. He also served as chairman of the Biology Department at Yeshiva University.
Born August 7, 1926, Rabbi Tendler received his B.A. degree from New York University in 1947, and a master’s degree in 1950. He received semicha at Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yitzchok Elchonon in 1949, and earned a Ph.D. in microbiology from Columbia University in 1957.
Rabbi Tendler was a son-in-law of Hagaon Rav Moshe Feinstein zt”l, the posek hador. Some of Rav Moshe’s teshuvos in Igros Moshe are addressed to his son-in-law.
Rabbi Tendler’s wife, Shifra, passed away in October 2007.
Rabbi Tendler wrote and lectured widely on medical ethics. He translated various medical oriented responsa of his father-in-law into English. Rabbi Tendler also wrote extensively on euthanasia, infertility, end-of -life issues, and organ donation.
Rabbi Tendler was the posek for the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists and its past president.
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BDE: A true anav and tzadik. I learned briefly in his shiur in RIETS. Always with a smile and much chein. “Kasha alai preidascha”
ברוך דיין האמת a huge loss
The nifter had the same name as his shver, Moshe? I thought all the shidduch crisis experts are telling us that that’s a no no? Even if everything is perfect between the boy and girl, if he has the same name as her father or if she has the same name as his mother, the shidduch is off? The am haratzim told us it wouldn’t be derech eretz for a wife to call her husband by the same name as her father. Better to remain single your entire life than to ch”v marry someone with the same name as their parents. Were we mislead?
Reb Moshe zatzal had two sons in law.
Rav Eliyohu Moshe Shisgal and Rav Moshe Dovid Tendler, zichronom livrocho.
Apparently, he didn’t feel that it was a problem, perhaps because both had second names.
@all confused: First of all, the Rav’s name was Moshe Dovid and according to talmidei chachomim, poskim, and experts in the spiritual will of Rav Yehudah ha’Chosid, that is no longer considered the same name. Secondly, when a proper shidduch (a shomer Shabbos, let alone a bas Talmid Chochom) is difficult, or even highly unlikely, as was most certainly the case in the 40s and 50s, some aspects of Rav Yehudah ha’Chosid don’t apply. Thirdly, calling one’s husband or wife, or anyone for that matter by one’s father’s or mother’s name, in front of the parent is, according to the Shulchan Aruch, prohibited. This statement is not from am ha’aratzim as you claim.
As someone already pointed out, the Shulchan Oruch expressly forbids calling ANYONE by one’s parent’s name, in front of that parent.
Wrongly naming others as “am horatzim”, while being yourself one of Amei Ho’oretz would be funny, if it weren’t so sad.
Rav Moshe Feinstein held that Rav Yehuda Hachosid only had an issue with a girl with the same name as her mother-in-law but not with a boy who had has the same name as his father-in-law but his opinion was far from universal.
The Am Haartzim think that if one gadol held something there is no reason for anyone to do differently (bit of course only when that gadol is being lenient)
Reb Moshe Z”l was Moshe only, Rav Tendler A”H was Moshe Dovid.
I called him alter-zaydee
Corrected – @all confused: First of all, the Rav’s name was Moshe Dovid and according to talmidei chachomim, poskim, and experts in the spiritual will of Rav Yehudah ha’Chosid, that is no longer considered the same name. AND I seem to recall he was called by Moshe DOVID, not just Moshe which would also address the Tzava’ah. Secondly, when a proper shidduch (a shomer Shabbos, let alone a bas Talmid Chochom) is difficult, or even highly unlikely, as was most certainly the case in the 40s and 50s, some aspects of Rav Yehudah ha’Chosid don’t apply. Thirdly, calling one’s husband or wife, or anyone for that matter by one’s father’s or mother’s name, in front of the parent is, according to the Shulchan Aruch, prohibited. This statement is not from am ha’aratzim as you claim.
A gentleman