Hillel Zaks
Rabbi Hillel Zaks | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | Tu BiShvat, 5691,[1] February 2, 1931 Radun', Poland |
| Died | January 13, 2015 (aged 83) Bnei Brak, Israel |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Parent(s) | Mendel Zaks Faiga Chaya Kagan |
| Jewish leader | |
| Successor | Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Zaks[2] |
| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Yeshivas Knesses Hagedolah |
Hillel Zaks (Hebrew: הלל זקס; February 2, 1931 – January 13, 2015)[2] was the founder and rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Knesses Hagedolah in Kiryat Sefer.[3][4]
He was the son of Rabbi Mendel and Faiga Chaya Zaks, the youngest daughter of Rabbi Israel Meir Kagan, author of Chofetz Chaim.[3]
He served as one of Hebron Yeshiva's senior roshei yeshiva until he founded Yeshivas Knesses Hagedolah in Kiryat Sefer.[3][4]
References
- ^ http://matzav.com/rav-hillel-zaks-ztl
- ^ a b Cohen, Yisrael (13 January 2015). "הגאון רבי הלל זקס זצ"ל ראש ישיבת 'כנסת הגדולה'". Kikar HaShabbat (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 January 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Kobre, Eytan (Jun 2, 2014). "Living the Legend". Mishpacha (512): 44–57. Retrieved Jun 10, 2014.
- ^ a b כנסת הגדולה. mabtim.com (in Hebrew). 2009. Retrieved Jun 10, 2014.
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