Rabbi Menachem Mendel Yosef Zaks | |
---|---|
Personal | |
Born | 1898 Siluva, Lithuania |
Died | 1974 Jerusalem, Israel |
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | Rebbetzin Feiga Chaya Zaks (née Kagan) |
Parent |
|
Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
Alma mater | Kaminetz Yeshiva Radin Yeshiva |
Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Rabbi Naftoli Trop |
Successor | Rabbi Gershon Zaks |
Position | Rosh yeshiva |
Yeshiva | Radin Yeshiva Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary |
Yahrtzeit | 19 Tevet |
Menachem Mendel Yosef Zaks (Hebrew: מענדיל זאקס; 1898–1974) (commonly known as Rabbi Mendel Zaks) was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi in Belarus and the United States, best known for being the Rosh Yeshiva of the Raduń Yeshiva and being the son-in-law to Yisrael Meir Kagan, the Chofetz Chaim.