Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin | |
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שלמה יוסף זווין | |
![]() Rabbi Zevin next to Abba Eban | |
Personal life | |
Born | 1888 Kazimirov, near Minsk, Russian Empire |
Died | 28 February 1978 | (aged 89–90)
Nationality | ![]() |
Parent | Aharon Mordechai (father) |
Known for | Founding and editing the Encyclopedia Talmudit |
Occupation | Rabbi, editor |
Religious life | |
Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
Senior posting |
Shlomo Yosef Zevin (Hebrew: שלמה יוסף זווין) (born 1888; died 28 February 1978) was one of the most prominent Orthodox, Religious Zionist rabbis of the 20th century. He founded the Encyclopedia Talmudit, a Hebrew Halachic Encyclopedia, of which he was chief editor until his death.