Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach שלמה זלמן אויערבאך | |
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 Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (left) withGedaliah Eiseman (1989) | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | (1910-07-20)July 20, 1910 |
| Died | February 20, 1995(1995-02-20) (aged 84) |
| Spouse | Chaya Rivka Ruchamkin[1] |
| Children | Shmuel Ezriel Avraham Dov (died 2021) Mordechai Yaakov Auerbach Meir Simcha Baruch Rachel (marriedZalman Nechemia Goldberg) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| Position | Rosh Yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Kol Torah |
Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Hebrew:שלמה זלמן אויערבאך; July 20, 1910 – February 20, 1995) was anOrthodox Jewishrabbi,posek, androsh yeshiva of theKol Torah yeshiva inJerusalem. The Jerusalem neighborhoodRamat Shlomo is named after Auerbach.[2]
Auerbach was the first child to be born in theSha'arei Hesed neighborhood ofJerusalem founded by his maternal grandfather,Shlomo Zalman Porush, after whom he was named.[1] His father,Chaim Yehuda Leib Auerbach, wasrosh yeshiva ofShaar Hashamayim Yeshiva, and his mother was named Tzivia.
Following his marriage, he studied underZvi Pesach Frank atKollel Kerem Tzion.[3]
His first major published work,Meorei Esh, was the first ever written on the subject of using electricity onShabbat.[4]
He was the brother-in-law of RabbiSholom Schwadron, who married his sister Leah.[5]
Auerbach died on February 20, 1995.[6] An estimated 300,000 - 500,000 people attended his funeral in 1995. He was interred onHar HaMenuchot.
Auerbach had seven sons, including rabbisShmuel Auerbach andEzriel Auerbach, and three daughters, one of whom was married toZalman Nechemia Goldberg.
Rabbis who were his students include:
Sefarim written by Auerbach include:
He also authored a commentary onShev Shema'tata.
His rulings on medical matters and halacha were summarized and publicized byYehoshua Neuwirth in his bookShemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah,Abraham S. Abraham in hisNishmat Avraham, and Avraham Steinberg in hisEncyclopedia Hilchatit Refuit.[7]
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