Yonah Sztencl
Rabbi Yonah Sztencl
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|---|---|
| Born |
August 3, 1904 Sosnowiec, Poland |
| Died |
July 5, 1969 (aged 64) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Resting place | Smomrei Shabbos Cemetery, Bnei Brak, Israel |
| Nationality | Polish, Israeli |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
| Known for | Founder of the Mishnah Yomis and the Halacha Yomis |
| Predecessor | None (Founder) |
| Successor | Shlomo Sztencl (d. 2013) |
| Spouse(s) | Sheva Fiszel |
| Children | Shlomo Sztencl, Rachel Kalikstein, Esther Robinson |
| Parent(s) | Shlomo Sztencl and Miriam Baila Zweigenhaft |
| Relatives | Uncle- Avrohom Nachum Sztencl |
Rabbi Yona Sztencl (Hebrew: יונה שטנצל, pronounced Shtentzel) (1904–1969) was a Jewish Orthodox Rabbi who founded the Mishnah Yomis and the Halacha Yomis. He also served as the Rabbi of Congregation Bais Hassidim "Arlenger" in Tel Aviv and was a member of the Chief Rabbinate of Tel Aviv.
Family background
Sztencl was born in Sosnowiec Poland on 3 August 1904 to Rabbi Shlomo and Miriam Baila Zweigenhaft. Sztencl was born into a rabbinical family. His father Shlomo was a Polish Orthodox Jewish rabbi who served as Chief Rabbi of Czeladź, Poland, and Rav, dayan, and rosh yeshiva of Sosnowiec, Poland. He also authored Koheles Shlomo[1] and Beis Shlomo. Sztencl's mother Miriam was the daughter of Rabbi Efraim Mordecha Mottel Zweigenhaft who served as a Posek and Shochet in Sosnowiec.[2]
Biography
In his youth Sztencl studied in a Kraków, Poland. His study partner, Moshe Mordechai Biderman would later become Grand Rabbi of Lelov (Hasidic dynasty). Thereafter, Sztencel was one the first students to study in the famed Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva. In 1932 Sztencl married Sheva Fiszel the daughter of a businessman in Sosnowiec. In 1935 Sztencl immigrated to Palestine and settled in Tel Aviv where, in addition to serving as the Rabbi of a local Synagogue named "Bais Chassidim - Erlanger", he was appointed as a member of the Chief Rabbinate of Tel Aviv. Initially his duties involved overseeing the Kashrut in Tel Aviv, a position which he held jointly with Grand Rabbi Shemuel Eliyahu Taub of Modzitz (Hasidic dynasty). Thereafter, Sztencl was appointed as the sole authority in Sabbath enforcement. After most of his family perished in the holocaust Sztencl created the Mishnah Yomis and the Halacha Yomis as a spiritual merit for the millions of deceased. These programs received overwhelming support of many Rabbinical authorities of the time. Among them, Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter and Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.[3]
Works
References
- ↑ שטנצל, שלמה בן חיים דב, 1884–1919. "Sefer Detail: קהלת שלמה - שטנצל, שלמה בן חיים דב, 1884-1919". Hebrewbooks.org. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ↑ Chidushei Hagaon M'sosnovitz
- ↑ "44 שנים לפטירתו של רבי יונה שטנצל מייסד לימוד משנה יומית". hidush.co.il. Retrieved 2016-11-18.