Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik
Rabbi Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik | |
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יצחק זאב סולובייצ'יק | |
| Title | The Brisker Rav |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik 19 October 1886 |
| Died | 11 October 1959 (aged 72) |
| Spouse | Alte Hendl Auerbach |
| Children | Freidel (1913–1919) Berel (Yosef Dov) Lifsha (married Rabbi Yechiel Michel Feinstein) Chaim Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik Boruch Refoel Yehoshua Soloveitchik Gittel Sara Rascha (1926–1942) Meir Feige Tzirel (1931–1932) Rivka (married Rabbi Yaakov Schiff) Naftali Tzvi Yehudah Leib Shmuel Yaakov |
| Parent(s) | Rabbi Chaim Soloveitchik and Lifsha Shapira |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
| Buried | Har HaMenuchos, Jerusalem |
Yitzchok Zev Halevi Soloveitchik (Hebrew: יצחק זאב הלוי סולובייצ'יק), also known as Velvel Soloveitchik ("Zev" means "wolf" in Hebrew, and "Velvel" is the diminutive of "wolf" in Yiddish) or the Brisker Rov ("rabbi of/from Brisk", (19 October 1886 – 11 October 1959), was an Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Brisk yeshiva in Jerusalem.
A scion of the Soloveitchik rabbinical dynasty, he is commonly referred to as the "GRY"Z" (an acronym for Gaon Rabbi Yitzchok Zev) and "The Rov". He was known for his stringency in halakha (Jewish law) and advocacy for non-participation in the Israeli political system.