Rabbi Gavriel Zinner ( גבריאל ציננער; also Tzinner, Cinner, Tsinner) is an

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known for his series of books on Jewish law, ''Nitei Gavriel''.

Biography

Zinner studied at the Puppa

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and is a student of the Grand Rabbi

Yosef Greenwald Yosef Greenwald ( he, יוסף גרינוואלד 1903 – Brooklyn 1984) was the second Rebbe of the Pupa Hasidic dynasty, and the charismatic leader of all the Pupa Hasidim. Prior to World War II, he was a rabbi and rosh yeshiva in Pápa, Hun ...

of the Puppa Hasidic dynasty. He received ''Hora’ah'' (ordination) from the latter, with whom he then interned for over 20 years. He married the daughter of Rabbi Reuven Lintzer. Early in his career, Zinner was associated with Rabbi Menashe Klein of Ungvar, the well known ''

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'' (legal scholar), author of ''Mishneh Halachos''. Zinner has also established connections with many other ''Gedolim'', among them Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Neumann, the

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Rav in

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. Zinner was close to the Debreciner Rabbi, Rabbi Shmuel Wosner, and Rabbi Fishel Hershkowitz. In the many visits he made to

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, he learned from Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, with whom he enjoyed "talking in learning". Rabbi Zinner issues ''

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im'' (Kosher certification), with mark "NKG"

Works

Zinner has authored over 30 volumes of ''Nitei Gavriel'', (נטעי גבריאל, "Plantings of Gavriel") a '' sefer'' on the entire spectrum of topics in ''

halachah ''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical commandm ...

'' (Jewish law). The works are known for addressing situations not commonly brought in other works; they also delineate the varying approaches amongst the Hasidic branches. For both reasons they are often reprinted. In Jewish law, Zinner's tradition is to follow the Shulchan Aruch HaRav written by the ''

Baal HaTanya Shneur Zalman of Liadi ( he, שניאור זלמן מליאדי, September 4, 1745 – December 15, 1812 O.S. / 18 Elul 5505 – 24 Tevet 5573) was an influential Lithuanian Jewish rabbi and the founder and first Rebbe of Chabad, a branch of Ha ...

''. This was passed on to him by his mentor, Rabbi Greenwald, from his father, and to him in turn from his father, the Arugas Habosem. He also has great admiration for the last

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References

External links

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Rabbi Zinner's books listed in the National Library of Israel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zinner, Gavriel Living people American Hasidic rabbis 20th-century American rabbis 21st-century American rabbis People from Borough Park, Brooklyn Year of birth missing (living people) Authors of books on Jewish law