Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler

Years: 1803–1890

Primary city: London

Biography

Rabbi Nosson Marcus Adler served as Chief Rabbi of the British Empire from 1845 until his passing. He founded Jews' College in London in 1855 to train rabbis and teachers, and issued Laws and Regulations for all the Ashkenazi Synagogues in the British Empire in 1847 to standardize communal practice. His principal literary work, Netinah la-Ger, provided a Hebrew commentary on the Targum Onkelos.

Works

  • Nesinah LaGer
  • Ahavas Yonasan

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