Shlomo Goren
Shlomo Goren שְׁלֹמֹה גֹּרֶן | |
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Goren in 1964 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 3 February 1918 Zambrów, Government General of Warsaw, German Empire |
| Died | 29 October 1994 (aged 76) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Spouse |
Tzfia Cohen (m. 1945) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Occupation | Chief of the Military Rabbinate (1948–1968) Chief Rabbi of Israel (1973–1983) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | State of Israel |
| Branch | Haganah (1936–1948) Israel Defense Forces (1948–1968) |
| Years of service | 1936–1968 |
| Rank | Aluf |
| Battles / wars | |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
Shlomo Goren (Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה גֹּרֶן; 3 February 1918 – 29 October 1994), was a Polish-born Israeli rabbi and Talmudic scholar. An Orthodox Jew and Religious Zionist, he was considered a foremost rabbinical legal authority on matters of Jewish religious law (halakha). In 1948, Goren founded and served as the first head of the Military Rabbinate of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), a position he held until 1968. Subsequently, he served as Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv–Jaffa between 1968 and his 1972 election as the Chief Rabbi of Israel; the fourth Ashkenazi Jew to hold office. After his 1983 retirement from the country's Chief Rabbinate, Goren served as the head of a yeshiva that he established in Jerusalem.
While serving in the IDF, Goren fought in three of the Arab–Israeli wars, and wrote several award-winning books on halakha.