Azriel Hildesheimer
Rabbi Dr. Azriel Hildesheimer | |
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Photograph of Azriel Hildesheimer | |
| Title | Rabbi, Educator, Modern Orthodox Leader |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Azriel Hildesheimer 11 May 1820 |
| Died | 12 June 1899 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | German |
| Spouse | Henrietta Hirsch |
| Children | Hirsch Hildesheimer |
| Parent | Rabbi Löb Glee Hildesheimer (father) |
| Alma mater | University of Halle-Wittenberg |
| Occupation | Rabbi, Educator, Leader of Modern Orthodox Judaism |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Modern Orthodox Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Successor | Rabbi David Zvi Hoffmann |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Adass Jisroel (Berlin) |
| Position | Founder and Rosh Yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary |
| Position | Leader, Founder |
| Organisation | Adass Jisroel, Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary |
| Began | 1869 |
| Ended | 1899 |
| Other | Rabbi of Eisenstadt (1851–1869) |
| Yahrtzeit | 12 June 1899 |
| Buried | Weißensee Cemetery, Berlin |
| Residence | Berlin, Germany |
| Semikhah | Rabbi Jacob Ettlinger |
Azriel Hildesheimer (also Esriel and Israel, Yiddish: עזריאל הילדעסהיימער; 11 May 1820 – 12 June 1899) was a German rabbi and leader of Orthodox Judaism. He is regarded as a pioneering moderniser of Orthodox Judaism in Germany and as a founder of Modern Orthodox Judaism.