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Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook אברהם יצחק הכהן קוק | |
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Title | First Chief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine |
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Born | |
Died | 1 September 1935 | (aged 69)
Religion | Judaism |
Denomination | Orthodox |
Buried | Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery, Israel |
Abraham Isaac Kook (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק הַכֹּהֵן קוּק; 7 September 1865 – 1 September 1935), known as HaRav Kook,[1] and also known by the Hebrew-language acronym Hara'ayah[2] (הראי״ה),[3] was an Orthodox rabbi, and the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandatory Palestine. He is considered to be one of the fathers of religious Zionism and is known for founding the Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva.[4]