Gamliel Rabinowitz

Rabbi Gamliel Rabinowitz
Position Rosh Yeshiva
Yeshiva Shaar Hashamayim Yeshiva
Personal details
Nationality Israeli
Denomination Orthodox
Residence Jerusalem
Parents Rabbi Levi Rabinowitz
Michla Zilber[1]

Gamliel HaKohen Rabinowitz (Rappaport) is a rosh yeshiva of Shaar Hashamayim Yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel. He is a recognized expert in Jewish Law and Kabbalah.[2]

Family

Rabinowitz is the son of Rabbi Levi Rabinowitz (1920-2015), author of Maadanei Hashulchan and Maadanei Malakhim, and grandson of Rabbi Gamliel Rabinowitz, a rosh yeshiva in Kishinev and posek in the court of the Chortkover Rebbe, Rabbi Dovid Moshe Friedman.[1] His family possesses rare documentation attesting to their status as Kohanim, tracing their ancestry back to the Shach.[1] The family surname was originally Rappaport; the name was changed in response to a Russian government decree that conscripted all second sons for the Imperial Russian Army.[1]

Personal

He resides in the Zikhron Moshe neighborhood of Jerusalem.[3]

Published works

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Harav Levi Rabinovitch, zt"l". Hamodia Israel News, February 26, 2015, p. 15.
  2. Hoffman, Yair (2007-09-20). "When Heroes Die". 5 Towns Jewish Times. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  3. Lebel, Yossie (September 17, 2008). "Hakaras Hatov to I.T.T.". The Jewish Press. Retrieved 2008-11-24.

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