Alexander S. Gross

Rabbi Alexander Sender Gross
Personal
Born	1917
Died	(1980-03-10)March 10, 1980 (aged 62–63) Miami Beach, Florida
Religion	Judaism
Nationality	American
Spouse	Shirley Gross
Children	Rabbi Shraga Gross, Ora Lee Kanner, Rabbi Karmi Gross, Ephraim Gross, Gila Schwerd
Denomination	Orthodox
Alma mater	Torah Vodaath, Columbia University, University of Miami
Jewish leader
Successor	Rabbi Yosef Heber
Position	Principal
Yeshiva	Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy
Buried	Jerusalem, Israel
Semikhah	Torah Vodaath

Alexander S. Gross (1917 – March 10, 1980), was an American Orthodox rabbi who established the Hebrew Academy of Greater Miami, the first Orthodox Jewish day school south of Baltimore, Maryland. Gross played a central role in the establishment of Jewish life in south Florida.

A graduate of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath and the Mesivta, he was also educated at Columbia University. In addition, he studied advanced Jewish Studies at the University of Miami.

Gross was the president of the Rabbinical Alliance of America, was active in the United Jewish Appeal and in the State of Israel Bonds, was regional chairman of Torah U'Mesorah, and was a member of the Rabbinical Council of America's educational committee. He was a strong supporter of Israel, visiting in 1963, and spending a sabbatical year there in 1973–74. Gross was a close student of Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz, the founder of Torah U'Mesorah, an outreach and educational organization, that was described by the words of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein: "Were it not for him, there would be no Torah study and no Fear of Heaven at all in America."

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• Rabbi Gross Passes Away at Age 63: Interment Takes Place in Israel