About Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik
Lived 1886 – 1959 (aged 72). Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik was an Israeli rabbi.
Yitzchok Zev Halevi Soloveitchik , also known as Velvel Soloveitchik ("Zev" means "wolf" in Hebrew, and "Velvel" is the diminutive of "wolf" in Yiddish) or the Brisker Rov ("rabbi of/from Brisk", (19 October 1886 – 11 October 1959), was an Orthodox rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Brisk yeshiva in Jerusalem.
A scion of the Soloveitchik rabbinical dynasty, he is commonly referred to as the "GRY"Z" (an acronym for Gaon Rabbi Yitzchok Zev) and "The Rov". He was known for his stringency in halakha (Jewish law) and advocacy for non-participation in the Israeli political system.
Biography Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik was born to Chaim Soloveitchik in Valozhyn.
After Soloveitchik's death in 1959, his son Berel took over his father's position as rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Brisk. Another of his sons was Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik.
Soloveitchik did not recite from memory when speaking, he read all his sources from their original works.
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Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik was born on 19 October 1886 in Valozhyn.
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Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik died on 11 October 1959 in Jerusalem.
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