Abraham Isaac Kook

1865 - 1935

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genre: religious philosophy

country of citizenship: Ottoman Empire, Mandatory Palestine, Russian Empire

languages spoken, written or signed: Hebrew

educated at: Volozhin yeshiva

occupation: rabbi, mystic, rosh yeshiva, poet, philosopher

position held: Chief Rabbinate of Israel, rabbi

student of: Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin, ראובן לוין, Eliʻezer Don-Yiḥya

Abraham Isaac Kook (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק הַכֹּהֵן קוּק; 7 September 1865 – 1 September 1935), known as Rav Kook, and also known by the acronym HaRaAYaH (הראי״ה‎), 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)