Shabsi Yogel

Rabbi Shabsi Yogel was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi in Belarus and Israel. He served as the rosh yeshiva of the Slonim Yeshiva in Europe and after the Holocaust, reestablished it in Ramat Gan, Israel.

Biography

Early life Rabbi Yogel was born in Pieski, Russia (currently in the Masty District, Belarus) in 1874 or 1875. He studied first in the Kibbutz HaPerusim in Eišiškės (Eishishok) As rosh yeshiva, he brought in Rabbi Dovid Bender to serve as menahel (principal), Under his leadership, the yeshiva saw significant growth with its student body numbering between 125 and 175 students in the 1920s. He was also involved in the World Agudath Israel. At the outbreak of World War II, Rabbi Yogel fled to Vilnius and from there, in 1941, to Ramat Gan in Palestine, where he reestablished his yeshiva. In addition, he opened a Bais Yaakov, a cheder, and a kollel, and served on the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah. He remained at the head of the yeshiva until his death in January 1957.