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Rabbi Eliyahu Yeichil-Simpson (1 Tammuz 5649 - 29 Kislev 5737) was one of the chozrim (those who would memorize and repeat) for the Rebbe Rashab, served as gabbai for [[the Rebbe Rayatz]], was a board member of Agudas Chassidei Chabad in [[the United States]], and a board member of [[Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim|Tomchei Tmimim]] New York. He was considered deeply connected to our Rebbeim, and thus [[the Rebbe]] called him "Ne'eman Bayis" (trusted member of the household).

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Rabbi '''Eliyahu (Yeichil) Simpson''' (1 Tammuz 5649 - 29 Kislev 5737) was one of the chozrim (those who would memorize and repeat) for the Rebbe Rashab, served as gabbai for [[the Rebbe Rayatz]], was a board member of Agudas Chassidei Chabad in [[the United States]], and a board member of [[Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim|Tomchei Tmimim]] New York. He was considered deeply connected to our Rebbeim, and thus [[the Rebbe]] called him "Ne'eman Bayis" (trusted member of the household).

== Life History ==

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At only age 12 in 5661, he entered to study at Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch, and studied there and in its various branches for fifteen years, making him one of the tmimim who studied for the longest period in Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch.

During his time at Tomchei Tmimim, he was considered an "oved" who would spend long times in prayer, a practice he continued throughout his life. In later years, prominent Tomchei Tmimim graduates Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Havlin, head of Yeshivas Toras Emes, and the mashpia Rabbi Alter Simchovitz wrote letters recalling Rabbi Simpson's devotion to prayer.

During his time at Tomchei Tmimim, he was considered an "[[Avodas Hatfilah|oved]]" who would spend long times in prayer, a practice he continued throughout his life. In later years, prominent Tomchei Tmimim graduates Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Havlin, head of Yeshivas Toras Emes, and the mashpia Rabbi Alter Simchovitz wrote letters recalling Rabbi Simpson's devotion to prayer.

During his years in Tomchei Tmimim, he invested all his powers and brilliant talents in studying nigleh and chassidus. After several years of deep study in Gemara and halacha, he received rabbinical ordination from the Gaon Rabbi Dovid Tzvi Chen, Rabbi of Chernigov, and from his childhood friend the Gaon Rabbi Leib Sheinin, Rabbi of Dokshitz.

== Rabbi Simpson as a Chozer of the Rebbe Rashab ==

As a student in Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Lubavitch, Rabbi Simpson was for over ten years one of the important chozrim of the Rebbe Rashab. During the years he served as gabbai to the Rebbe Rayatz, he would sometimes repeat the sichos and maamarim and also write hanachos that were distributed among the chassidim. With the Rebbe, he would sometimes write hanachos for personal use only.

As a student in Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Lubavitch, Rabbi Simpson was for over ten years one of the important chozrim of the [[The Rebbe Rashab]]. During the years he served as gabbai to the Rebbe Rayatz, he would sometimes repeat the sichos and maamarim and also write hanachos that were distributed among the chassidim. With the Rebbe, he would sometimes write hanachos for personal use only.

In 5673, when the Rebbe Rayatz was far from Lubavitch in Berlin, Germany, on his way to Switzerland, he requested Rabbi Simpson to send him weekly summaries of the maamar that the Rebbe Rashab said on Shabbos.

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* History of Chabad in the United States, his name appears frequently, can be found in the index of names

* Zichron L'Bnei Yisrael, his name appears frequently, can be found in the index of names

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[[Category:5737 deaths]]

[[Category:Simpson family]]

[[Category:People from Odesa]]

[[Category:People from Borough Park]]

[[Category:Chassidim of The Rebbe]]

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-Rabbi Eliyahu Yeichil-Simpson (1 Tammuz 5649 - 29 Kislev 5737) was one of the chozrim (those who would memorize and repeat) for the Rebbe Rashab, served as gabbai for [[the Rebbe Rayatz]], was a board member of Agudas Chassidei Chabad in [[the United States]], and a board member of [[Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim|Tomchei Tmimim]] New York. He was considered deeply connected to our Rebbeim, and thus [[the Rebbe]] called him "Ne'eman Bayis" (trusted member of the household).
+[[File:אליהו סימפסון.jpg|thumb]]
+Rabbi '''Eliyahu (Yeichil) Simpson''' (1 Tammuz 5649 - 29 Kislev 5737) was one of the chozrim (those who would memorize and repeat) for the Rebbe Rashab, served as gabbai for [[the Rebbe Rayatz]], was a board member of Agudas Chassidei Chabad in [[the United States]], and a board member of [[Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim|Tomchei Tmimim]] New York. He was considered deeply connected to our Rebbeim, and thus [[the Rebbe]] called him "Ne'eman Bayis" (trusted member of the household).
 == Life History ==
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 At only age 12 in 5661, he entered to study at Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch, and studied there and in its various branches for fifteen years, making him one of the tmimim who studied for the longest period in Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch.
-During his time at Tomchei Tmimim, he was considered an "oved" who would spend long times in prayer, a practice he continued throughout his life. In later years, prominent Tomchei Tmimim graduates Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Havlin, head of Yeshivas Toras Emes, and the mashpia Rabbi Alter Simchovitz wrote letters recalling Rabbi Simpson's devotion to prayer.
+During his time at Tomchei Tmimim, he was considered an "[[Avodas Hatfilah|oved]]" who would spend long times in prayer, a practice he continued throughout his life. In later years, prominent Tomchei Tmimim graduates Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Havlin, head of Yeshivas Toras Emes, and the mashpia Rabbi Alter Simchovitz wrote letters recalling Rabbi Simpson's devotion to prayer.
 During his years in Tomchei Tmimim, he invested all his powers and brilliant talents in studying nigleh and chassidus. After several years of deep study in Gemara and halacha, he received rabbinical ordination from the Gaon Rabbi Dovid Tzvi Chen, Rabbi of Chernigov, and from his childhood friend the Gaon Rabbi Leib Sheinin, Rabbi of Dokshitz.
 == Rabbi Simpson as a Chozer of the Rebbe Rashab ==
-As a student in Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Lubavitch, Rabbi Simpson was for over ten years one of the important chozrim of the Rebbe Rashab. During the years he served as gabbai to the Rebbe Rayatz, he would sometimes repeat the sichos and maamarim and also write hanachos that were distributed among the chassidim. With the Rebbe, he would sometimes write hanachos for personal use only.
+As a student in Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Lubavitch, Rabbi Simpson was for over ten years one of the important chozrim of the [[The Rebbe Rashab]]. During the years he served as gabbai to the Rebbe Rayatz, he would sometimes repeat the sichos and maamarim and also write hanachos that were distributed among the chassidim. With the Rebbe, he would sometimes write hanachos for personal use only.
 In 5673, when the Rebbe Rayatz was far from Lubavitch in Berlin, Germany, on his way to Switzerland, he requested Rabbi Simpson to send him weekly summaries of the maamar that the Rebbe Rashab said on Shabbos.
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 * History of Chabad in the United States, his name appears frequently, can be found in the index of names
 * Zichron L'Bnei Yisrael, his name appears frequently, can be found in the index of names
+[[Category:5649 births]]
+[[Category:5737 deaths]]
+[[Category:Simpson family]]
+[[Category:People from Odesa]]
+[[Category:People from Borough Park]]
+[[Category:Chassidim of The Rebbe]]
+[[he:אליהו סימפסון]]