Hillel Zaks

Rabbi

Hillel Zaks
הלל זקס

Personal life
Born| Tu BiShvat, 5691,[1]
February 2, 1931

Radun, Poland

Died| January 13, 2015(2015-01-13) (aged 83)

Bnei Brak, Israel

Parent(s)| Mendel Zaks
Faiga Chaya Kagan
Religious life
Religion| Judaism
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 Mendel and Faiga Chaya Zaks, the youngest daughter of Israel Meir Kagan.[3]

He served as one of Hebron Yeshiva's senior roshei yeshiva until he founded Yeshivas Knesses Hagedolah in Kiryat Sefer.[3][4]

## References

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1. ^ "Rav Hillel Zaks zt"l". Matzav.com. 2022-10-08. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b כנסת הגדולה [Knesses Hagedolah]. mabtim.com (in Hebrew). 2009. Archived from the original on September 13, 2013. Retrieved Jun 10, 2014.

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