Rabbi Shimon Yehuda Shkop | |
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Born | 1860 |
Died | October 22, 1939 (aged 78–79) |
Religion | Judaism |
Spouse | Leah Shkop (née Idelevich) |
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Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
Alma mater | Volozhin Yeshiva |
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Predecessor | Rabbi Alter Shulevitz |
Position | Rosh yeshiva |
Yeshiva | Grodno Yeshiva |
Began | 1920 |
Ended | 1939 |
Main work | Shaarei Yosher |
Yahrtzeit | 9 Marcheshvan |
Residence | Grodno, Belarus |
Shimon Yehuda Shkop (Hebrew: שמעון שקופ; 1860 – October 22, 1939) was Rosh Yeshiva (dean) of the Yeshiva of Telshe, and later of Yeshiva Shaar HaTorah of Grodno. Having innovated a style of Torah study, [1] applying both to Halacha and to Talmud, he was widely regarded as a major Talmid Chacham (Talmudic scholar).
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