Hillel Zaks

Rabbi
Hillel Zaks
הלל זקס
Personal life
BornTu BiShvat, 5691,
February 2, 1931
Radun, Poland
DiedJanuary 13, 2015(2015-01-13) (aged 83)
Bnei Brak, Israel
Parent(s)Mendel Zaks
Faiga Chaya Kagan
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
Jewish leader
SuccessorRabbi Yitzchak Zev Zaks
PositionRosh yeshiva
YeshivaYeshivas Knesses Hagedolah

Hillel Zaks (Hebrew: הלל זקס; February 2, 1931 – January 13, 2015) was the founder and rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Knesses Hagedolah in Kiryat Sefer.

He was the son of Mendel and Faiga Chaya Zaks, the youngest daughter of Israel Meir Kagan.

He served as one of Hebron Yeshiva's senior roshei yeshiva until he founded Yeshivas Knesses Hagedolah in Kiryat Sefer.

References

  1. ↑ "Rav Hillel Zaks zt"l". Matzav.com. 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  2. 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.
  3. 1 2 3 Kobre, Eytan (Jun 2, 2014). "Living the Legend". Mishpacha (512): 44–57. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved Jun 10, 2014.
  4. 1 2 כנסת הגדולה [Knesses Hagedolah]. mabtim.com (in Hebrew). 2009. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)