Hillel Zaks
| Rabbi Hillel Zaks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Yeshivas Knesses Hagedolah |
| Successor | Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Zaks[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Tu BiShvat, 5691,[2] February 2, 1931 Radun', Poland |
| Died |
January 13, 2015 (aged 83) Bnei Brak, Israel |
| Parents |
Mendel Zaks Faiga Chaya Kagan |
Hillel Zaks (Hebrew: הלל זקס; February 2, 1931 – January 13, 2015)[1] 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
- 1 2 Cohen, Yisrael (13 January 2015). "הגאון רבי הלל זקס זצ"ל ראש ישיבת 'כנסת הגדולה'" [HaGaon Rabbi Hillel Zaks, zt"l, Rosh Yeshivas Knesses HaGedolah]. Kikar HaShabbat (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ↑ http://matzav.com/rav-hillel-zaks-ztl
- 1 2 3 Kobre, Eytan (Jun 2, 2014). "Living the Legend". Mishpacha (512): 44–57. Retrieved Jun 10, 2014.
- 1 2 כנסת הגדולה [Knesses Hagedolah]. mabtim.com (in Hebrew). 2009. Retrieved Jun 10, 2014.
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