Former Young Israel Rabbi Simcha Krauss, the ‘gentle giant’ dies at 85 Published January 24, 2022 (JTA) — Rabbi Simcha Krauss, a leading figure of Modern Orthodox Judaism who was a forceful advocate for women’s rights within Orthodoxy, died Thursday at 85. In 1969, Krauss was hired as the new rabbi at Young Israel of St. Louis, and the shul...
