Shraga Feivel Zimmerman
Rabbi Shraga Feivel Zimmerman | |
|---|---|
| Av Beis Din of Kehillas Federation | |
| Assumed office January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Yaakov Lichtenstein |
| Rov of Gateshead | |
| In office April 2008 – January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Bezalel Rakow |
| Succeeded by | Yisroel Mantel |
| Rov, Khal Bnei Ashkenaz, Monsey | |
| Dayan, Kehal Adass Yeshurun, Washington Heights | |
| In office 1996–2001 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | New Jersey, United States |
| Spouse | Chaya Reena Zimmerman |
| Alma mater | Mir Yeshiva (Brooklyn) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Denomination | Haredi |
| Jewish leader | |
| Disciple of | |
Shraga Feivel Halevi Zimmerman is an American and English Haredi rabbi who serves as the rov and av beis din of Kehillas Federation in London. He served as the rabbi and av beis din of the Jewish community in Gateshead between 2008 and 2020. He is a posek and is regarded as one of the United Kingdom's most influential Haredi rabbis.
After growing up in Brooklyn, New York City, and serving various rabbinical positions in the United States, he was appointed in April 2008 as the rov and av beis din of the Jewish community in Gateshead. During his tenure, he allowed for a loosening of previous traditions, permitting the opening of the community's first kosher restaurant, and invested in improving social services and children's education. In January 2020, he concluded his tenure in Gateshead and assumed office as the rov and av beis din of Kehillas Federation in London.