Years: 1944–2001
Primary city: Ofakim
Rabbi Shimshon Dovid Pincus served as a communal rav and darshan in the Israeli Negev, leading the community of Ofaqim for over two decades after earlier positions in local yeshivos. A talmid of Rabbi Aryeh Leib Malin and Rabbi Berel Soloveitchik, he was known for his drashos on tefillah and avodas Hashem, many of which were later published. His teachings continue to circulate in print and audio form.