From the archives · March 16, 2018
This memorial source guide is filed under the date of the original Five Towns Jewish Times issue, two days after Rabbi Pelcovitz’s passing. This WJJ digital archive entry was added November 1, 2026.
Remembering Rabbi Raphael “Ralph” Pelcovitz
The March 16, 2018 Five Towns Jewish Times cover features Rabbi Raphael Pelcovitz and begins Rabbi Yair Hoffman’s article, Rabbi Ralph Pelcovitz, z’l: An Appreciation, continued on page 16. Hoffman remembers the White Shul’s rav as a scholar, author, translator, and warm communal leader. He highlights Rabbi Pelcovitz’s learning at Yeshiva Torah Vodaas under Rav Shlomo Heiman and the scholarship of his Sforno translation and notes.
This is an attributed archive guide, rather than a reproduction of the full article. Read the original Five Towns Jewish Times issue, or visit the Rabbi Pelcovitz Living Library’s illustrated source entry.
Explore Rabbi Pelcovitz’s Torah and legacy
- Rabbi Raphael “Ralph” Pelcovitz: biography and community leadership
- Rabbi Pelcovitz’s audio recordings and shiurim
- Books, translations, and written Torah
- Sforno on Chumash — English translation and notes
- Balanced Parenting, with Dr. David Pelcovitz
- Documented research sources
