Shlomo Goren

Rabbi, Religious Leader

1917 – 1994

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Who was Shlomo Goren?

Shlomo Goren, was an Orthodox Religious Zionist rabbi in Israel who founded and served as the first head of the Military Rabbinate of the Israel Defense Forces and subsequently as the third Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983.

He served in the Israel Defense Forces during three wars, wrote several award-winning books on Jewish law, and was appointed Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv in 1968. Goren served as Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1973 to 1983, after which he established a yeshiva in Jerusalem, which he headed until his death.

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Born
Feb 3, 1917
Zambrów
Religion
  • Judaism
Profession
Died
Oct 29, 1994

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on July 23, 2013

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