Isser Yehuda Unterman
Rabbi Isser Yehuda Unterman | |
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Rabbi Isser Yehuda Unterman, 1964 | |
| Title | Chief Rabbi of Israel |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Isser Yehuda Unterman 19 April 1886 |
| Died | 26 January 1976 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Spouse | Rachel Leah Yellin |
| Children | 7, including Baruch Unterman |
| Parent(s) | Eliyahu Unterman (father) and Sheina Unterman (mother) |
| Alma mater | Volozhin Yeshiva |
| Occupation | Rabbi, Posek |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog |
| Successor | Shlomo Goren |
| Position | Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi |
| Organisation | Chief Rabbinate of Israel |
| Began | 1964 |
| Ended | 1972 |
| Other | Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv (1946–1964) |
| Yahrtzeit | 26 January 1976 |
| Buried | Mount of Olives, Jerusalem |
| Residence | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Semikhah | Rabbi Refael Shapiro |
Isser Yehuda Unterman (Hebrew: איסר יהודה אונטרמן; 19 April 1886 – 26 January 1976) was the third chief rabbi of Tel Aviv, and later the third Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel from 1964 until 1972. He was a leader of the Mizrachi movement and was awarded the Rabbi Kook Prize for Rabbinic Literature in 1954.