Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1880/1881 |
Died | June 27, 1966 (85-86) Jerusalem, Israel |
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | Miriam |
Children | Rabbi Elchanan Rabbi Boruch Rabbi Eliezer Rabbi Yisrael Rabbi Bentzion |
Parents |
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Denomination | Haredi |
Alma mater | Volozhin Yeshiva Slabodka Yeshiva Telz Yeshiva |
Jewish leader | |
Predecessor | Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer (Moetzes) |
Position | Rabbi |
Synagogue | Dziatłava Lutsk |
Position | Chairman |
Organisation | Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah |
Other | Chairman of Chinuch Atzmai |
Yahrtzeit | 9 Tammuz 5726 |
Zalman Sorotzkin, also known as the Lutzker Rav (Hebrew: זלמן סורוצקין; 1881–1966), was an Orthodox rabbi who served as the rabbi of Lutsk, Ukraine.[2]
By the end of his life he was noted for his leadership of Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah (Council of Torah Sages, Agudath Israel)[3] The main street in Jerusalem's Kiryat Itri neighborhood, Rechov Sorotzkin,[4] is named after him.[5]