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The Lutzker Rav

The Lutzker Rav

1881 CE1966 CE · Acharonim · Jerusalem

Known as the Lutzker Rav, Rabbi Zalman ben Ben-Tzion Sorotzkin was a Lithuanian-born rav, communal leader, and halachic authority who later settled in Israel. He served as rav of Lutsk in prewar Poland and was a leading figure in Agudas Yisrael and the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, as well as head of the Vaad HaYeshivos in Eretz Yisrael. His major works include the multi-volume commentary on the Chumash Oznayim LaTorah, the responsa collection Moznayim LaMishpat, and a commentary on the Haggadah HaShir VeHaShevach, the latter published posthumously.

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Zakhrina

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Born in 1881 in Zakhrina, Russia, to Rabbi Ben-Tzion Sorotzkin, who served as the rav of the town. Grew up in a rabbinic household that was part of the Lithuanian Torah world. His early exposure to rabbinic life and learning set the context for his later studies in prominent Lithuanian yeshivos.

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Oznayim LaTorah

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Shu"t Moznayim LaMishpat

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HaDe'ah VeHaDibbur

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