Rav Shneur Zalman Fradkin of Lublin zt"l
הרב שניאור זלמן בן שלמה פרדקין זצ"ל
Nissan 5 , 5662
Known As: Toras Chessed
Father's Name: Shlomo Fradkin
Rav Shneur Zalman Fradkin of Lublin zt"l
Rabbi Shneur Zalman Fradkin of Lublin [5 Nissan 5662], A chasid of the Tzemech Tzedek and Maharash of Lubavitch, was chief rabbi in Polotsk and then Lublin. When he made aliyah to the Holy Land, he became a major rabbinical figure in the Jerusalem community. He is best remembered for his important scholarly book, Toras Chesed.
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