Rabbi Reuven Katz | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 1880 |
| Died | November 1963 Petah Tikvah, Israel[1] |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Spouse | Rechiel Katz (née Maskileison) |
| Parent(s) | Rabbi Shimon and Chaya Zahavah Katz |
| Denomination | Haredi Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Rabbi Yisrael Abba Citron |
| Successor | Rabbi Baruch Shimon Salomon |
| Position | Chief rabbi |
| Synagogue | Petah Tikvah |
| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Lomza Yeshiva |
| Began | 1932 |
| Ended | 1963 |
| Main work | Degel Reuven |
Rabbi Reuven Katz (Hebrew: ראובן כץ/כ"ץ; 1880–1963) was a rabbi in Russia, the United States, and Israel. Serving at first in several Russian communities and then in Bayonne, New Jersey, for the last thirty years of his life he served as chief rabbi of Petah Tikvah and as the rosh yeshiva of the city's Lomza Yeshiva.