Mendel Zaks
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Yosef Zaks | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 1974 (aged 75–76) |
| Spouse | Rebbetzin Feiga Chaya Zaks (née Kagan) |
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| Alma mater | Raduń Yeshiva Yeshiva Knesses Beis Yitzchok |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Orthodox Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Predecessor | Rabbi Naftoli Trop |
| Successor | Rabbi Gershon Zaks Rabbi Hillel Zaks |
| Position | Rosh yeshiva |
| Yeshiva | Raduń Yeshiva Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary |
| Yahrtzeit | 19 Tevet |
Menachem Mendel Yosef Zaks (Hebrew: מענדיל זאקס; 1898–1974), commonly known as Rabbi Mendel Zaks, was a prominent Lithuanian–Jewish Orthodox rabbi and professor in Byelorussia, Poland, and the United States, best known for being the professor of Talmudic studies (rosh yeshiva) at the Raduń Yeshiva, and being the son-in-law to Yisrael Meir Kagan, the Chofetz Chaim.