ɹᵻsˈiːvɪŋ sˈɛmɪkə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt, hiː sˈɜːvd fɔːɹ twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz æz tʃˈiːf ɹˈæbaɪ ʌvðə dʒˈuːɪʃ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ɪn vˈɛlɪʒ, ɹˈʌʃə.
Receiving Semicha in 1908, he served for twenty four years as chief rabbi of the Jewish community in Velizh, Russia.