Hillel Zaks (Hebrew: הלל זקס; February 2, 1931 – January 13, 2015)[2] was the founder and rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Knesses Hagedolah in Kiryat Sefer.[3][4]
Rabbi Hillel Zaks | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | Tu BiShvat, 5691,[1] February 2, 1931 Radun, Poland |
| Died | January 13, 2015 (aged 83) Bnei Brak, Israel |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Parent(s) | Mendel Zaks Faiga Chaya Kagan |
| Jewish leader | |
| Successor | Rabbi Yitzchak Zev Zaks[2] |
| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Yeshivas Knesses Hagedolah |
He was the son of Mendel and Faiga Chaya Zaks, the youngest daughter of Israel Meir Kagan.[3]
He served as one of Hebron Yeshiva's senior roshei yeshiva until he founded Yeshivas Knesses Hagedolah in Kiryat Sefer.[3][4]