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"Here lies the renowned rabbi the light of the Diaspora, the rabbi of all the courtiers in the Diaspora, our teacher and rabbi, Rabbi Simcha HaCohen Rapaport Rapoport. May the memory of the holy righteous be of a blessing in the world to come, son of the genius Rabbi Nahman HaCohen of blessed memory, head of the rabbinical court of the community of Dobna/ Yavna, Horodno, Lublin. And from there he was assigned to the rabbinical court of the community of Lvov to replace the sage Tzvi/ Zwi, but he died here on the crossroads according to an event that took place here. His resting place is near our teacher and rabbi Rabbi Chaim HaCohen of blessed memory, on the 7th day of Av year 5478 [4 August 1718] as the abbreviated era. Was rewarded to sons and son-in-laws, our sages the pillars of the Torah, the genius of their generation, he promised that each month, up to ten generations, he will do them a favor when they come to his grave. " (szpekh@cwu.edu) & (smages@comcast.net)
"Here lies the ...		"Here lies the renowned rabbi the light of the Diaspora, the rabbi of all the courtiers in the Diaspora, our teacher and rabbi, Rabbi Simcha HaCohen Rapaport Rapoport. May the memory of the holy righteous be of a blessing in the world to come, son of the genius Rabbi Nahman HaCohen of blessed memory, head of the rabbinical court of the community of Dobna/ Yavna, Horodno, Lublin. And from there he was assigned to the rabbinical court of the community of Lvov to replace the sage Tzvi/ Zwi, but he died here on the crossroads according to an event that took place here. His resting place is near our teacher and rabbi Rabbi Chaim HaCohen of blessed memory, on the 7th day of Av year 5478 [4 August 1718] as the abbreviated era. Was rewarded to sons and son-in-laws, our sages the pillars of the Torah, the genius of their generation, he promised that each month, up to ten generations, he will do them a favor when they come to his grave. " (szpekh@cwu.edu) & (smages@comcast.net)
"Here lies the ...		old matzevah of R. Simhah Rapaport
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old matzevah of...		"In this place is the tombstone of holy sages May their merits protect us. Contributions were given to the priests for their Midsrash [studies]. The genius, our teacher and rabbi, Issachar Ber son of the rabbi our teacher and rabbi Rabbi Naftali Katz [a righteous Cohen] and the Gaon [genius] from Janow. And near this tree, according to tradition, is the gravestone of the genius, the great light of the Diaspora, his name is HaRav Rabbi Simcha HaCohen Rapaport Rapoport who was the president of the rabbinical court of the community of Lublin, son of the genius our teacher and rabbi Nachman Cohen. Died in the middle of the gourney when he traveled to the city of Lublin on 7 Av in the year 5478 [4 August 1718] The fence around the gravestone was repaired by his granddaughter Riwka Dwora Friedman daughter of the great rabbi, our teacher and rabbi Moshe Tzvi Arye son of the great rabbi our teacher and rabbi Yehiel Michel of blessed memory Bik". (szpekh@cwu.edu) & (smages@comcast.net)
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