Chief Rabbi David Tevele Schiff (; died 17 December 1791; or, in the Hebrew calendar, 26

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5551) was the

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and the rabbi of the

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from 1765 until his death. Rabbi Schiff was a disciple of Rabbi

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, author of the Classic Commentary on the Talmud ''Penei Yehoshua''. He was a contemporary of Rabbi

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, famous for his Kabbalistic teachings. Rabbi Schiff's resting place is at Britain's first

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cemetery since the expulsion of Jewry in medieval times. It is situated at 27 Alderney Road, London E1 4EG, in London's East End.

References

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Past Chief Rabbis

The History of the Great Synagogue
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