Yonah Sztencl

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Rabbi Yonah Sztencl
Born(1904-08-03)August 3, 1904
DiedJuly 5, 1969(1969-07-05) (aged 64)
Resting placeShomrei Shabbos Cemetery, Bnei Brak, Israel
NationalityPolish, Israeli
OccupationRabbi
Known forFounder of the Mishnah Yomis and the Halacha Yomis
PredecessorNone (Founder)
SuccessorShlomo Sztencl (d. 2013)
SpouseSheva Fiszel
ChildrenShlomo Sztencl, Rachel Kalikstein, Esther Robinson
Parent(s)Shlomo Sztencl and Miriam Baila Zweigenhaft
RelativesAvrohom Nachum Sztencl (uncle),
Rabbi Shlomo Zev Zweigenhaft (brother-in-law)

Yona Sztencl (

Chief Rabbinate of Tel Aviv
.

Family background

Sztencl was born in Sosnowiec, Poland on 3 August 1904 to Rabbi Shlomo and Miriam Baila Zweigenhaft. Sztencl was born into a

Shochet in Sosnowiec.[2]

Biography

In his youth Sztencl studied in

Holocaust, Sztencl created the Mishnah Yomis and the Halacha Yomis as a spiritual merit for the millions of victims of the Holocaust. These programs received overwhelming support from many Rabbinical authorities of the time, among them, Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter and Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.[3]

Works

References

  1. ^ שטנצל, שלמה בן חיים דב, 1884–1919. "Sefer Detail: קהלת שלמה - שטנצל, שלמה בן חיים דב, 1884-1919". Hebrewbooks.org. Retrieved 2013-08-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Chidushei Hagaon M'sosnovitz
  3. ^ "44 שנים לפטירתו של רבי יונה שטנצל מייסד לימוד משנה יומית". hidush.co.il. Retrieved 2016-11-18.