Pinchas Hirschprung

Chief Rabbi
Pinchas Hirschprung
Personal
Born(1912-07-13)July 13, 1912
DiedJanuary 25, 1998(1998-01-25) (aged 85)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
ReligionJudaism
Alma materYeshivat Ḥakhmei Lublin
Jewish leader
PredecessorSheea Herschorn
SuccessorAvraham David Niznik
PositionChief Rabbi of Montreal
OrganisationVaad Ha‘Ir of Montreal
Began1969 (1969)
EndedJanuary 25, 1998 (1998-01-25)

Pinchas Hirschprung (Hebrew: פנחס הירשפרונג; 13 July 1912, Dukla, Galicia – 25 January 1998, Montreal, Canada)[1] was a Polish-Canadian rabbi, posek, and rosh yeshiva, who served as Chief Rabbi of Montreal from 1969 until his death.

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