Tzvi Pesach Frank
Rabbi Tzvi Pesach Frank צבי פסח פרנק | |
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Kovno, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire | |
| Died | December 10, 1960 (aged 87) |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Buried | Har HaMenuchot cemetery, Jerusalem |
Tzvi Pesach Frank (20 January 1873 – 10 December 1960) (Hebrew: הרב צבי פסח פרנק) was a renowned halachic scholar and served as Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem for several decades (1936-1960).
Biography
Frank was born in
In 1892, he emigrated to Eretz Yisrael with his brother Tanhum, his sister Zippora and his first cousin, Rabbi Shmuel Hillel Shenker.[2] His parents arrived in 1893. Tzvi Pesach continued his studies in yeshivas in Jerusalem. His father was one of the founders of Hadera.[citation needed]
In 1907, Frank was appointed
Frank was active in establishing the office of the
Frank was recognized for his efforts by The Pacific Club in 1917 for advancing American relationships in the region.[citation needed] However, although Frank was a member of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate Council from its inception in 1921, he did not attend meetings of that body for six years prior to his death. One of his last acts was to send a letter to the meeting of rabbis in Tel Aviv, supporting the boycott of elections to the Chief Rabbinate.[citation needed]
Halachic rulings
As an important posek, Rabbi Frank authored many halachic decisions. Three of his decisions which became official Jerusalem rabbinate policy were:
- That
- That, in the summer of 1944, it was permissible to drink powdered milk that was imported to Israel from the Chazon Ish);[4]
- That gelatin from nonslaughtered animal sources are permissible[5]
Frank also ruled that one may not use a non-battery electric
Bibliography
Frank authored:
- Har Tzvi, a compendium of responsa
- Eretz Tzvi
- Sha'ashuei Tzvi, a compilation of essays on Halachic topics.
- Mikra'ei Kodesh
- [7] קונטרס מילי דברכות
- ימי הפורים: קונטרוס לחקרי הלכות וחילוקי דינים דמוקפים ופרזים
Death and legacy
Frank died on 10 December 1960 (21
His son, Yaakov Frank, was a member of the Israeli
His great-grandson, Rabbi
References
- ^ a b c d "Rav Tzvi Pesach Frank - Sympathy For Chickens, Courage Of A Lion". revach.net. 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Richard Bercuvitz, Interview with Frank's daughter Esther Rosovsky, 1994; she stated that he came with his brother Tanchum and his cousin Shmuel Hillel Shenker in 1892 (5653). They came from Odessa to Jaffa. Turkish guards refused to let them disembark, so they continued to Alexandria, Egypt, where they remained for 3 weeks. After Simchat Torah, the same boat came back from Odessa and they got on an came back to Jaffa. Shabetai Rozental, in his book on Zvi Pesach Frank, does not mention Frank's sister and states that they went to Port Said in Egypt and arrived in Jaffa in the fall of 1892. Zvi Pesach's father had been in Palestine for some time prior to this.
- ^ "Ask the Rabbi: Pass over the peanut oil". ohr.edu. 1997. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Jachter, Rabbi Chaim (8 November 2003). "Powdered Milk - Rav Zvi Pesach Frank vs. the Chazon Ish". Rabbi Jachter's Halacha Files. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Blech, Rabbi Zushe Yosef (2001). "Will These Bones Live?". kashrut.com. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Ask the Rabbi: Electric chanukiah". ohr.edu. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ Printed in Toldot Ze'ev (1929-1935, Jerusalem) by his brother Ze'ev Wolf Frank
- ^ Samsonowitz, M. (3 October 2002). "Burial in Jerusalem: The Har Menuchos Cemetery". Deiah VeDibur. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Rabbi Yonasan Sacks to Address Chevra Kadisha Seudah on Thursday, March 13" (PDF). Fifth Avenue Synagogue Bulletin. March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Rabbi Sacks Investiture". Lander College for Men. September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
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