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'''Shlomo Zalman Auerbach''' ({{lang-he|שלמה זלמן אויערבאך}}; July 20, 1910 – February 20, 1995) was an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] [[rabbi]], [[posek]], and [[rosh yeshiva]] of the [[Kol Torah]] yeshiva in [[Jerusalem]]. The Jerusalem neighborhood [[Ramat Shlomo]] is named after Auerbach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jerusalem.muni.il/en/CapitalofIsrael/neighborhoods/Pages/PageSite_2281.aspx |title= Ramat Shlomo |publisher=Jerusalem Municipality |access-date=2018-02-25}}</ref>
'''Shlomo Zalman Auerbach''' ({{langx|he|שלמה זלמן אויערבאך}}; July 20, 1910 – February 20, 1995) was an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] [[rabbi]], [[posek]], and [[rosh yeshiva]] of the [[Kol Torah]] yeshiva in [[Jerusalem]]. The Jerusalem neighborhood [[Ramat Shlomo]] is named after Auerbach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jerusalem.muni.il/en/CapitalofIsrael/neighborhoods/Pages/PageSite_2281.aspx |title= Ramat Shlomo |publisher=Jerusalem Municipality |access-date=2018-02-25}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
{{Unsourced section|date=January 2023}}
Auerbach was the first child to be born in the [[Sha'arei Hesed]] neighborhood of [[Jerusalem]] founded by his maternal grandfather, [[Shlomo Zalman Porush]], after whom he was named.<ref name="Sofer"/> His father, [[Chaim Yehuda Leib Auerbach]], was [[rosh yeshiva]] of [[Shaar Hashamayim Yeshiva]], and his mother was named Tzivia.
Auerbach was the first child to be born in the [[Sha'arei Hesed]] neighborhood of [[Jerusalem]] founded by his maternal grandfather, [[Shlomo Zalman Porush]], after whom he was named.<ref name="Sofer"/> His father, [[Chaim Yehuda Leib Auerbach]], was [[rosh yeshiva]] of [[Shaar Hashamayim Yeshiva]], and his mother was named Tzivia.


Following his marriage, he studied under [[Zvi Pesach Frank]] at [[Kollel]] Kerem Tzion.
Following his marriage, he studied under [[Zvi Pesach Frank]] at [[Kollel]] Kerem Tzion.{{cn|date=January 2023}}


His first major published work, ''Meorei Esh'', was the first ever written on the subject of using electricity on [[Shabbat]].
His first major published work, ''Meorei Esh'', was the first ever written on the subject of using electricity on [[Shabbat]].{{cn|date=January 2023}}


He was the brother-in-law of Rabbi [[Sholom Schwadron]], who married his sister Leah.
He was the brother-in-law of Rabbi [[Sholom Schwadron]], who married his sister Leah.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rav Yitzchok Hakohein Schwadron zt"l {{!}} Matzav.com |url=https://matzav.com/rav-yitzchok-hakohein-schwadron-ztl/ |access-date=7 February 2023 |agency=Matzav.com |date=12 April 2020}}</ref>


Auerbach died on February 20, 1995.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Avraham Steinberg |title=Medical-Halachic decisions of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (1910-1995) |journal=Assia, Jewish medical ethics |date=January 1997 |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=30–43 |pmid=11656725}}</ref> An estimated 300,000 - 500,000 people attended his funeral in 1995. He was interred on [[Har HaMenuchot]].
Auerbach died on February 20, 1995.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Avraham Steinberg |title=Medical-Halachic decisions of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (1910-1995) |journal=Assia, Jewish Medical Ethics |date=January 1997 |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=30–43 |pmid=11656725}}</ref> An estimated 300,000 - 500,000 people attended his funeral in 1995. He was interred on [[Har HaMenuchot]].


Auerbach had seven sons, including rabbis [[Shmuel Auerbach]] and [[Ezriel Auerbach]], and three daughters.
Auerbach had seven sons, including rabbis [[Shmuel Auerbach]] and [[Ezriel Auerbach]], and three daughters.


===Prominent students===
=== Students ===
Rabbis who were his students include:
*Rabbi [[Zalman Nechemia Goldberg]], his son-in-law.
* [[Zalman Nechemia Goldberg]], his son-in-law.
*Rabbi [[Meir Kessler]]
*Rabbi [[Avigdor Nebenzahl]]
* [[Meir Kessler]]
*Rabbi [[Yehoshua Neuwirth]]
* [[Avigdor Nebenzahl]]
* [[Yehoshua Neuwirth]]


==Works==
==Works==
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*''Minchas Shlomo'', a commentary on the [[Talmud]]
*''Minchas Shlomo'', a commentary on the [[Talmud]]


He also authored a commentary on ''[[Shev Shema'tata]]''
He also authored a commentary on ''[[Shev Shema'tata]].''


His rulings on medical matters and halacha were summarized and publicized by [[Yehoshua Yeshaya Neuwirth|Yehoshua Neuwirth]] in his book ''[[Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah]]'', [[Abraham S. Abraham]] in his ''Nishmat Avraham'', and Avraham Steinberg in his ''Encyclopedia Hilchatit Refuit''.<ref name="stone">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefoundationstone.org/en/beitmidrash/general/3025-medical-halachic-decisions-of-rabbi-shlomo-zalman-auerbach.html |title=Medical-Halachic Decisions of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach |last=Steinberg |first=Avraham |year=2008 |access-date=2 January 2011 |publisher=The Foundation Stone |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218235837/http://www.thefoundationstone.org/en/beitmidrash/general/3025-medical-halachic-decisions-of-rabbi-shlomo-zalman-auerbach.html |archive-date=18 February 2011 }}</ref>
His rulings on medical matters and halacha were summarized and publicized by [[Yehoshua Yeshaya Neuwirth|Yehoshua Neuwirth]] in his book ''[[Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah]]'', [[Abraham S. Abraham]] in his ''Nishmat Avraham'', and Avraham Steinberg in his ''Encyclopedia Hilchatit Refuit''.<ref name="stone">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefoundationstone.org/en/beitmidrash/general/3025-medical-halachic-decisions-of-rabbi-shlomo-zalman-auerbach.html |title=Medical-Halachic Decisions of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach |last=Steinberg |first=Avraham |year=2008 |access-date=2 January 2011 |publisher=The Foundation Stone |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218235837/http://www.thefoundationstone.org/en/beitmidrash/general/3025-medical-halachic-decisions-of-rabbi-shlomo-zalman-auerbach.html |archive-date=18 February 2011 }}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120716191105/http://www.tzemachdovid.org/gedolim/ravauerbach.html Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt"l]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120716191105/http://www.tzemachdovid.org/gedolim/ravauerbach.html Auerbach]
*[http://www.tsofar.com/zofar/mashtap/show.asp?id=5776 Video of Rabbi Auerbach zt"l]
*[http://www.tsofar.com/zofar/mashtap/show.asp?id=5776 Video of Auerbach]
*[http://hebrewbooks.org/15096 Volume 1 of shu"t Minchat Shlomo]
*[http://hebrewbooks.org/15096 Volume 1 of shu"t Minchat Shlomo]
*[http://hebrewbooks.org/15097 Volume 2 of shu"t Minchat Shlomo]
*[http://hebrewbooks.org/15097 Volume 2 of shu"t Minchat Shlomo]
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Rabbi
Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (left) with Gedaliah Eiseman (1989)
Personal life
Born(1910-07-20)July 20, 1910
Sha'arei Hesed, Ottoman Empire
DiedFebruary 20, 1995(1995-02-20) (aged 84)
Israel
SpouseChaya Rivka Ruchamkin[1]
ChildrenShmuel
Ezriel
Avraham Dov (died 2021)
Mordechai
Yaakov Auerbach
Meir Simcha
Baruch
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
DenominationOrthodox

Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Hebrew: שלמה זלמן אויערבאך; July 20, 1910 – February 20, 1995) was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, posek, and rosh yeshiva of the Kol Torah yeshiva in Jerusalem. The Jerusalem neighborhood Ramat Shlomo is named after Auerbach.[2]

Biography

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Auerbach was the first child to be born in the Sha'arei Hesed neighborhood of Jerusalem founded by his maternal grandfather, Shlomo Zalman Porush, after whom he was named.[1] His father, Chaim Yehuda Leib Auerbach, was rosh yeshiva of Shaar Hashamayim Yeshiva, and his mother was named Tzivia.

Following his marriage, he studied under Zvi Pesach Frank at Kollel Kerem Tzion.[citation needed]

His first major published work, Meorei Esh, was the first ever written on the subject of using electricity on Shabbat.[citation needed]

He was the brother-in-law of Rabbi Sholom Schwadron, who married his sister Leah.[3]

Auerbach died on February 20, 1995.[4] An estimated 300,000 - 500,000 people attended his funeral in 1995. He was interred on Har HaMenuchot.

Auerbach had seven sons, including rabbis Shmuel Auerbach and Ezriel Auerbach, and three daughters.

Students

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Rabbis who were his students include:

Works

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Auerbach's tombstone

Sefarim written by Auerbach include:

  • Meorei Eish, a pioneering work concerning electricity in halacha, (1935)
  • Ma'adanei Eretz, a two-volume book regarding agricultural halacha, (1946)
  • Minchas Shlomo (responsa), first volume (1986), second volume (2003)
  • Minchas Shlomo, a commentary on the Talmud

He also authored a commentary on Shev Shema'tata.

His rulings on medical matters and halacha were summarized and publicized by Yehoshua Neuwirth in his book Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah, Abraham S. Abraham in his Nishmat Avraham, and Avraham Steinberg in his Encyclopedia Hilchatit Refuit.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sofer, D. "Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt"l". Yated Ne'eman (United States). Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Ramat Shlomo". Jerusalem Municipality. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  3. ^ "Rav Yitzchok Hakohein Schwadron zt"l | Matzav.com". Matzav.com. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ^ Avraham Steinberg (January 1997). "Medical-Halachic decisions of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (1910-1995)". Assia, Jewish Medical Ethics. 3 (1): 30–43. PMID 11656725.
  5. ^ Steinberg, Avraham (2008). "Medical-Halachic Decisions of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach". The Foundation Stone. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
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