Zalman Sorotzkin
Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin זלמן סורוצקין | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1880/1881 Žagarinė (or Žagarė), Lithuania |
| Died | June 27, 1966 (85-86) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Spouse | Miriam |
| Children | Rabbi Elchanan Rabbi Boruch Rabbi Eliezer Rabbi Yisrael Rabbi Bentzion |
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| Alma mater | Volozhin Yeshiva Slabodka Yeshiva Telz Yeshiva |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Haredi |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer (Moetzes) |
| Position | Rabbi |
| Synagogue | Dziatłava Lutsk |
| Position | Chairman |
| Organisation | Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah |
| Other | Chairman of Chinuch Atzmai |
| Yahrtzeit | 9 Tammuz 5726 |
Zalman Sorotzkin, also known as the Lutzker Rav (Hebrew: זלמן סורוצקין; 1881–1966), was an Orthodox rabbi who served as the rabbi of Lutsk, Ukraine.
By the end of his life he was noted for his leadership of Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah (Council of Torah Sages, Agudath Israel) The main street in Jerusalem's Kiryat Itri neighborhood, Rechov Sorotzkin, is named after him.