Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Grodzinsky (1857? in Minsk, Belarus – 1947 in

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, Nebraska, United States) was an American Orthodox

rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as '' semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form o ...

and author. His English name was Henry.

Biography

Zvi Hirsch studied under his famous second cousin Rabbi Hayyim Ozer Grodzinsky. In 1891, he accepted the rabbinate of the two Orthodox synagogues in Omaha. Zvi Hirsch was on par with the elite

Jewish Law ''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also Romanization of Hebrew, transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Judaism, Jewish religious laws which is derived from the Torah, written and Oral Tora ...

scholars of his day. He chose, however, to serve as rabbi in a religiously underdeveloped city so that he can pursue his scholarly endeavors. He was a composer of literature on

Halakhic ''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 ...

topics. The name ''Zvi Hirsch'' is a bilingual tautological name in Yiddish. Zuckermann, Ghil'ad (2003), Language Contact and Lexical Enrichment in Israeli Hebrew. Palgrave Macmillan. /

/ref> It means literally "deer-deer" and is traceable back to the Hebrew word צבי ''tsvi'' "deer" and the German word ''Hirsch'' "deer".

Published works

''Mikveh Yisrael''
(deals with the laws of

Mikveh Mikveh or mikvah (, ''mikva'ot'', ''mikvoth'', ''mikvot'', or (Yiddish) ''mikves'', lit., "a collection") is a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism to achieve ritual purity. Most forms of ritual impurity can be purif ...

)
''Mikra'ei Kodesh''
(deals with the laws of the Public Torah Readings, especially on Mondays and Thursdays) *''Beis Hayayin'' (A volume dealing with the laws of '' Yayin Nesech)'' *''Milei deBrakhot'' (deals with topics in the Talmudic tractate of Brachos)
''Likutei Tzvi''
(" Gedolei Acharonim" on S.A. - O.C.)

References

Sources

* Goldman, Yosef. '' Hebrew Printing in America, 1735-1926, A History and Annotated Bibliography'' (YGBooks 2006). .
Jewish Life in Omaha and Lincoln: A Photographic History, By Oliver B. Pollak

External links

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