Shlomo Yosef Zevin
Shlomo Yosef Zevin (
Halachic Encyclopedia
, of which he was chief editor until his death.
Rabbinate and scholarship
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Shlomo Yosef Zevin was born in 1888 in
Aruch Hashulchan).[1]
At a young age Rabbi Zevin was appointed rabbi of his birthplace,
Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn. Beginning in 1921, he edited a Torah journal, Yagdil Torah, together with Rabbi Yehezkel Abramsky of Slutsk; for this crime he was imprisoned by the Communist authorities.[3]
He founded Orthodox Jewish journals that dealt with problems of the time.
At the age of 18, Rabbi Zevin began corresponding with leading sages, including the
Ukrainian parliament
. He also served as a member and officer of the parent body of Jewish communities in Ukraine.
In 1935, Rabbi Zevin settled in the
Israeli Chief Rabbinate
Council.
He held religious Zionist views and would eat a festive meal on Israeli Independence Day.
In 1947 the first volume of the Encyclopedia Talmudit was published under his editorial oversight. Zevin continued to serve as editor-in-chief until his death in 1978. This multi-volume work continues today.
Rabbi Zevin frequently corresponded with Rabbi
Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, in 1950.[5]
He used concepts in Chabad philosophy to clarify halachic principles.
Awards
- In 1959, Rabbi Zevin received the Israel Prize for Rabbinic literature.[6]
- In 1967, he received the Yakir Yerushalayim (Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem) award, the year of the award's inauguration.[7]
Published works
- Encyclopedia Talmudit - a Talmudic / Halachic encyclopedia; he founded the encyclopedia together with Rabbi Meir Bar-Ilan and edited the volumes that were released in his lifetime;
Additionally, Zevin authored nine other works, including;
- L’Ohr Ha’halachah – essays on both practical and abstract halachic topics, including a halachic analysis of the legal and moral questions presented in Merchant of Venice;
- Ha’moadim Be’halachah – halachic studies of the Jewish festivals;
- Ishim Ve’shitot – biographies of selected 19th and 20th century sages with analyses of their individual methods of study;
- La’Torah Ve’la’moadim – essays on the Torah and the festivals; and
- Sippurei Chassidim – Chassidic tales arranged by parsha and festival.
- Sofrim U'Sefarim – reviews of Torah literature
References
- ^ Hapardes, Nissan 5738, pp. 25–26.
- ^ Hapardes, Shevat 5719, p. 46
- ^ Hapardes, Nissan 5738
- ^ Zevin, Shlomo. Ishim veShitot, page 23
- ^ Igrot Kodesh vol. 3, pages 21-22. Yemei Bereshit page 116
- ^ "Israel Prize recipients in 1959 (in Hebrew)". Israel Prize Official Site. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012.
- ^ "Recipients of Yakir Yerushalayim award (in Hebrew)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. City of Jerusalem official web site
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