Zvi Hirsch Grodzinsky Explained

Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Grodzinsky (1857? in Minsk, Belarus  - 1947 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States) was an American Orthodox rabbi and author. His English name was Henry.[1]

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 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 topics.

The name Zvi Hirsch is a bilingual tautological name in Yiddish.[2] It means literally "deer-deer" and is traceable back to the Hebrew word צבי tsvi "deer" and the German word Hirsch "deer".[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Google. www.google.com. May 17, 2020.
  2. [Ghil'ad Zuckermann|Zuckermann, Ghil'ad]
  3. Web site: The Seforim Blog – All about Seforim – New and Old, and Jewish Bibliography. May 17, 2020.
  4. Web site: מילי דברכות [ב"ח] ]. May 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121028122751/http://hebrewbooks.org/7151 . October 28, 2012 . Web site: מילי דברכות ח"א . May 20, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121028105902/http://hebrewbooks.org/10131 . October 28, 2012 .