Not an ordained Rabbi, but newspaper articles suggest he was referred to as “Rabbi” by his contemporaries because of his wisdom. See inscription below, translated by Robin Meltzer.
Not an ordained Rabbi, but newspaper articles suggest he was referred to as “Rabbi” by his contemporaries because of his wisdom. See inscription below, translated by Robin Meltzer.
Inscription
From the top: sides of star, abbreviation "Here lies buried." Upper right corner above the K in BAYUK, 5609 / 5692. Line by line: "Yehudah Moshe son of Yaakov BAYUK, author of/ Ohr Torat Moshe and other books, descendant of the rav/ the pious Rabbi Yosef [abbreviation] of a good name/reputation, [abbreviation] may the memory of the righteous be for a blessing, descendant of the rav, the genius [gaon] Rabbi/ Moshe Pintshuk, [abbreviation] may the memory of the righteous be for a blessing, son-in-law of the rav, the genius [gaon]/ Rabbeinu Eliyahu [ abbreviation] may the memory of the righteous be for a blessing, of Vilna." Rabbeinu Eliyahu of Vilna refers to the Vilna Gaon, also known as the Gra, 1720-1797. So while Moses Bayuk was from a rabbinic lineage, there is nothing in the inscription that indicates that he was also a rabbi. The Hebrew word for "descendant" here is "neched," which can also mean "grandson," but from other biographical information, it is "descendant." .....Translated by Robin Meltzer
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