Shlomo Goren

Rabbi
Shlomo Goren
Rabbi Shlomo Goren
	Goren in 1949
Personal
Born	3 February 1917; Zambrów, Government General of Warsaw, German Empire
Died	29 October 1994 (aged 77); Tel Aviv, Israel
Religion	Judaism
Nationality	Israeli
Spouse	Tzfia Cohen (m. 1945)
Children	3
Alma mater	Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Occupation	Chief of the Military Rabbinate (1948–1968); Chief Rabbi of Israel (1973–1983)
Military career
Allegiance	State of Israel
Service/branch	Haganah (1936–1948); Israel Defense Forces (1948–1968)
Years of service	1936–1968
Rank	Aluf
Battles/wars	Arab–Jewish conflict in Palestine 1947–1949 Palestine War; ; Arab–Israeli conflict 1948 Arab–Israeli War; 1956 Arab–Israeli War; 1967 Arab–Israeli War; ;

Shlomo Goren (Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה גֹּרֶן; 3 February 1917 – 29 October 1994), was a Polish-born Israeli rabbi and Talmudic scholar. An Orthodox Jew and Religious Zionist, he was considered a foremost rabbinical legal authority on matters of Jewish religious law (halakha). In 1948, Goren founded and served as the first head of the Military Rabbinate of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), a position he held until 1968.^[3] Subsequently, he served as Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv–Jaffa between 1968 and his 1972 election as the Chief Rabbi of Israel; the fourth Ashkenazi Jew to hold office.^[4]^[5] After his 1983 retirement from the country's Chief Rabbinate, Goren served as the head of a yeshiva that he established in Jerusalem.

While serving in the IDF, Goren fought in three of the Arab–Israeli wars, and wrote several award-winning books on halakha.^[6]

^ In his autobiography Oz ve-ta'atsumot, page 21, Rabbi Goren writes that he was born at the end of 1917.
^ "Rabbi Goren (Goronchick) Shlomo – Freedom Fighters of Israel Heritage Association". Retrieved 2023-08-31.
^ Edrei, Arye (2005-12-08). "Divine Spirit and Physical Power: Rabbi Shlomo Goren and the Military Ethic of the Israel Defense Forces". Theoretical Inquiries in Law. 7 (1): 255–297. doi:10.2202/1565-3404.1124. ISSN 1565-3404. S2CID 146473165.
^ "Judaism: Innovator in Israel". Time. 1968-06-21. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
^ Pace, Eric (October 30, 1994). "Shlomo Goren, 77, Is Dead; Rabbi Opposed P.L.O. Pact". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
^ "Rabbi Shlomo Goren". www.boeliem.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2018-01-07.